Luther College Ranking Badges

Luther earned 15 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #26 of 733 in Most Focused for Music, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 15 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #26 of 733, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 155
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Luther College Earned?

Luther College holds 15 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	4
Top 10%	9
Top 15%	2
Total	15

What Is Luther College Known For?

Luther College is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 3 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Music, Chemistry and Fine & Studio Arts.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Best		✓
Overall Best (The Plains States)	✓
Overall Best (Iowa)		✓
Male / Female Diversity			✓
Male / Female Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Iowa)		✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (The Plains States)	✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Natural Resources Conservation
Most Focused		✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Chemistry
Most Focused			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Fine & Studio Arts
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Music
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused		✓

How Does Luther College Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Luther College earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #9 of 101 in Wrestling (D3).

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Wrestling		✓
Wrestling (D3)		✓

How Does Luther College Rank for Veterans?

Luther College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,543 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Luther College appears in 155 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.