Luther Seminary

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Theological and faith-related.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Campus housing is available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 822 in 2009-2010 (532 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 12% of the student body. About 26% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Luther Seminary provides on-campus housing for 256 of its 532 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Luther Seminary offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (159 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies