Top 2017 Rankings For Luther College
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All 2017 Rankings For Luther College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 190 of 1387 |
| The Plains States | 12 of 157 |
| Iowa | 3 of 28 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 47 of 1208 |
| The Plains States | 10 of 129 |
| Iowa | 3 of 23 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 135 of 1208 |
| The Plains States | 21 of 129 |
| Iowa | 6 of 23 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 343 of 1208 |
| The Plains States | 57 of 129 |
| Iowa | 8 of 23 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 853 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 743 of 1717 |
| Location | 350 of 2397 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 3 of 21 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 261 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 227 of 818 |
| Best Value | 40 of 780 |
| Most Popular | 345 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 186 of 1398 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 278 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 812 |
| Best Value | 25 of 769 |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 1356 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 231 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 214 of 778 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 218 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 608 |
| Best Value | 40 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 583 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 220 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 820 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 250 of 727 |
Management Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 220 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 589 |
| Best Value | 53 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 588 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 719 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 537 |
| Best Value | 18 of 516 |
| Most Popular | 449 of 1018 |
| Most Focused | 399 of 1018 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 608 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 555 |
| Best Value | 35 of 529 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 100 of 269 |
| Best Value | 17 of 257 |
| Most Popular | 270 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 189 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 368 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 710 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 469 of 1174 |
| Most Focused | 553 of 1174 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 625 |
| Best Value | 34 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 471 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 292 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 224 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 644 |
| Best Value | 16 of 606 |
| Most Popular | 375 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 176 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 217 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 360 |
| Best Value | 23 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 285 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 195 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 116 of 234 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 234 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 92 of 305 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 223 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 375 |
| Best Value | 16 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 265 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 592 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 264 of 577 |
| Best Value | 138 of 545 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 692 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | |
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Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | |
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 508 |
| Best Value | 26 of 481 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 511 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 138 of 590 |
| Best Value | 13 of 558 |
| Most Popular | 426 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 239 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 615 |
| Best Value | 13 of 580 |
| Most Popular | 426 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 239 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 828 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 486 |
| Best Value | 24 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 241 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 88 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 165 of 504 |
| Best Value | 18 of 483 |
| Most Popular | 264 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 1189 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 229 of 786 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 37 of 114 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 430 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 418 of 1004 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 70 of 248 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 248 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 259 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 157 of 708 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 220 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 650 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Health & Physical Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 264 |
| Best Value | 11 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 172 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 136 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 198 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 337 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 188 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 106 |
| Best Value | 4 of 102 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 537 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 400 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 475 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 367 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 235 of 748 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 226 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 197 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 156 of 848 |
| Best Value | 21 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 546 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 471 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 239 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 161 of 854 |
| Best Value | 21 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 511 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 412 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 229 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 392 |
| Best Value | 22 of 380 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 455 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 354 |
| Best Value | 19 of 344 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 368 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 222 of 691 |
| Best Value | 32 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 490 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 344 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 234 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 130 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 431 |
| Best Value | 10 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 322 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 215 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 189 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 613 |
| Best Value | 10 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 388 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 207 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 194 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 552 |
| Best Value | 11 of 531 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 416 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 199 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 672 |
| Best Value | 20 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 322 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 217 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 851 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 322 |
| Best Value | 35 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 326 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 195 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 156 of 533 |
| Best Value | 15 of 514 |
| Most Popular | 308 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 174 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 220 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 393 |
| Best Value | 9 of 381 |
| Most Popular | 55 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 1034 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 95 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 149 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 65 of 227 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 13 of 358 |
| Men's Wrestling (D3) | 1 of 28 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 21 of 373 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D3) | 9 of 24 |
| Women's Rowing (D3) | |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 34 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 3 of 349 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 115 of 357 |
Veterans
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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Business, Management & Marketing
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Accounting
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Business Administration & Management
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Communication & Journalism
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Communication & Media Studies
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Romance Languages
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Health Professions
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Nursing
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History
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History
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Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Religious Studies
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Public Administration & Social Service
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Social Work
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Social Sciences
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Economics
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Political Science & Government
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Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 239 of 1184 |
| China | 338 of 821 |
| Ghana | |
| India | 273 of 641 |
| Nepal | 153 of 356 |
| Vietnam | 178 of 495 |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 537 of 1155 |
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