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Luther College Admissions Statistics & Acceptance Rate

How Do You Compare to Luther College’s Other Incoming Students?

Assess your admission prospects by studying the statistics from the latest freshman classes at Luther College, located in Decorah, IA.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Luther College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Luther College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

How Admissions and Enrollment Stats Are Applicable to You

Admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, that may mean you should try to retake the exam or look at schools that better fit your scores. A college’s acceptance rates and selectivity are a good way to judge how difficult it is to be admitted.

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Selectivity: What’s the Acceptance Rate for Students?

A school’s selectivity rating tells you how difficult it is to get accepted.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Less Selective (70-85%)
Acceptance Rate	72%

Acceptance and Enrollment Stats

Luther College received 2,632 applications. Among these applicants, 1,883 gained acceptance, and 375 ultimately registered.

Applicant Total	2,632
Accepted	1,883
Enrolled	375
Enrolled Full-Time	375

Getting into Luther College is 71.5%. This makes the school fairly accessible. The school admits men and women at different rates at Luther College: women are accepted at a rate of 75% versus 69% for men.

Among admitted students at Luther College is 20%. This means that 20% of admitted applicants chose to attend. Broken down by gender, the female yield rate is 21% compared to 19% for men.

Who’s Applying: Applicants by Gender

Here is the gender distribution for Luther College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	1,561	1,069
Admitted	1,080	802
Enrolled	206	169

SAT and ACT Score Profile

About 9% of admitted students at Luther provided SAT results (33 students).

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores for the middle 50% fell between 550 and 668. SAT Math scores ranged from 528 and 738.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	550	668
Math	528	738
Combined Total	1078	1406

Luther got ACT scores from 17% of admitted applicants (65 students).

ACT Composite scores for the middle 50% fell between 22 and 29.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	22	29
English	20	29
Mathematics	20	28

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Notes and References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.