Top 2019 Rankings For Luther College
A more complete picture of where Luther College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2019 Badges Awarded page.
All 2019 Rankings For Luther College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 257 of 1779 |
| The Plains States | 20 of 196 |
| Iowa | 5 of 33 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 52 of 1512 |
| The Plains States | 17 of 165 |
| Iowa | 7 of 30 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 142 of 1511 |
| The Plains States | 31 of 165 |
| Iowa | 7 of 30 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 545 of 1510 |
| The Plains States | |
| Iowa | 9 of 30 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 755 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 682 of 2486 |
| Location | 357 of 2238 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 5 of 22 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 281 |
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 | 295 of 824 |
| Best Value | 49 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 531 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | 316 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 277 of 891 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 230 of 820 |
| Best Value | 32 of 802 |
| Most Popular | 397 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 228 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 316 of 810 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 218 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 209 of 623 |
| Best Value | 55 of 601 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 277 of 711 |
| Most Popular | 779 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 249 of 725 |
Management Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 202 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 272 of 601 |
| Best Value | 88 of 587 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 157 of 524 |
| Best Value | 26 of 508 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 601 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 239 of 603 |
| Best Value | 56 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 654 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | 514 of 1551 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 827 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 109 of 286 |
| Best Value | 20 of 278 |
| Most Popular | 233 of 606 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 606 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 361 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 707 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 566 of 1164 |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 229 of 602 |
| Best Value | 45 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 486 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 227 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 214 of 622 |
| Best Value | 26 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 395 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 1272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 800 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 341 |
| Best Value | 6 of 333 |
| Most Popular | 183 of 942 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 942 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 194 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 86 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 231 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 21 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 133 of 352 |
| Best Value | 15 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 188 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 167 of 564 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 687 |
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 | 191 of 519 |
| Best Value | 48 of 500 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 507 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 200 of 548 |
| Best Value | 21 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 585 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 390 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 208 of 580 |
| Best Value | 22 of 566 |
| Most Popular | 585 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 390 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 823 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 44 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 350 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 208 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 218 of 475 |
| Best Value | 25 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 441 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 199 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 226 of 771 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 32 of 132 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 478 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 424 of 1032 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 88 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 266 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 230 of 753 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 753 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 184 of 697 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 697 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 172 of 467 |
| Best Value | 78 of 458 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 458 |
| Best Value | 38 of 448 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 21 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 234 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 142 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 198 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 292 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 189 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 77 |
| Best Value | 4 of 76 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 66 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 399 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 184 of 435 |
| Best Value | 24 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 304 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 233 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 46 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 273 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 93 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 194 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 836 |
| Best Value | 29 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 750 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | 739 of 1502 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 238 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 209 of 841 |
| Best Value | 25 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 692 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 667 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 834 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 402 |
| Best Value | 21 of 393 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 453 |
Social Work
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 361 |
| Best Value | 13 of 354 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 367 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 86 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 551 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 374 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 233 of 874 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 91 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 31 of 410 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 247 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 210 of 591 |
| Best Value | 16 of 578 |
| Most Popular | 443 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 190 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 199 of 534 |
| Best Value | 25 of 523 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 444 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 199 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 641 |
| Best Value | 37 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 409 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 212 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 850 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 101 of 228 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 154 of 314 |
| Best Value | 48 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 347 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 160 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 512 |
| Best Value | 25 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 476 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | 289 of 1103 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 216 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 371 |
| Best Value | 9 of 364 |
| Most Popular | 93 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 1037 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 55 of 351 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | |
| Men's Football (D3) | 57 of 222 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 53 of 382 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 67 of 394 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 34 of 389 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 1 of 370 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 46 of 380 |
Veterans
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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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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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Health & Physical Education
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Religious Studies
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Physics
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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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Luther College has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 279 of 1240 |
| China | 405 of 835 |
| Ghana | |
| India | |
| Nepal | |
| Vietnam | 215 of 465 |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 561 of 1204 |
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