Quick Facts About Luther Seminary

What is the size of the faculty?
      46

What percentage of the faculty is ecumenical?
      22%

What percentage of the faculty have a Ph.D.?
      98%

How many books has the current faculty published?
      77
 

Financial Aid  top

How much are tuition and living expenses?
Tuition is $11,000 annually for full-time study. Living expenses and books can range from $24-32,000 annually.

What financial aid is available for students?
Luther Seminary provides more than $2.3 million in financial aid to students each year. In addition, local congregations provide another $1.2 million in assistance. On average, this covers approximately two-thirds of the cost of tuition, but students still incur significant living expenses that must be covered through employment, loans or other sources of income.

How much debt do students accumulate during seminary?

• 27% graduate without seminary debt
  
• 73% graduate with seminary debt (average indebtedness for these students is $41,132)

What are the seminary's sources of revenue?

• 41% gifts and grants from individuals and congregations
  
• 29% tuition and fees
  
• 16% endowment income
  
• 12% ELCA churchwide and synod grants
  
• 2% other sources

What is the seminary's annual budget?
      $17.2 million

What is the size of the seminary's endowment?
      $82.2 million

Are fundraising dollars used effectively?
Every dollar spent on fundraising returns $7.60 (8.5%) to Luther Seminary's educational programs.
 

Students  top

How many students are enrolled at Luther Seminary?
      830

Enrollment by degree program

• 50% Master of Divinity
  
• 22% Ph.D., Master of Theology or Doctor of Ministry programs
  
• 21% Master of Arts program
  
• 6% Non-degree programs

What is the median age of incoming Master of Arts and Master of Divinity classes?
      30

What percentage of students are male/female?

• 53% male
  
• 47% female

What is the denominational make up of the student body?
25% (211 students) of the total student body represent 20 denominations other than the ELCA.

How many international students are enrolled?
43, from 17 countries

How many students of color are enrolled?
55 self-identify as persons of color.

How do Luther Seminary graduates serve the church?
Luther Seminary provides one-third of the pastors and an increasing number of lay professionals in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA); leaders of many global Lutheran churches are Luther Seminary graduates.

How many students graduate from Luther Seminary each year?
      158