Luther College: Admission & Tests

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Below is a brief overview of Luther College general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
Luther College admission requirements are rather easy - this college accepts about 75 percent of those who apply.

This college requires you to submit reference letters with your application but does not require admission test scores.

Luther College will as a rule accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)
and will decline your:
  • credits for life experience

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$25
Luther College requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Luther College is $25.00.

SAT Test Scores

Taking Scholastic Aptitude Test is unusual step of the application procedure. Only 8 percent of applicants at Luther College submitted results of their SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored
SAT
Total
1190
from 510 to 610 on Reading & Writing, from 570 to 670 on Math, and from 1090 to 1280 on Total. Based off those numbers, if you scored above 560 in SAT Reading & Writing, 620 in SAT Math, and 1190 in SAT Total, that will most likely get you accepted at this institution.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Reading & Writing
510
560
610

SAT Math
570
620
670

SAT Total
1090
1190
1280

ACT Test Scores

Submitting the results of American College Test is common component of the application procedure at Luther College. 31% of applicants completed the ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
26
from 22 to 31 on English, from 22 to 27 on Math, and from 23 to 28 on Composite. Thus, if you scored above 27 in ACT English, 25 in ACT Math, and 26 in ACT Composite, that should get you accepted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT English
22
27
31

ACT Math
22
25
27

ACT Composite
23
26
28

Contact Admissions

Phone
(563)
387-2000
To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Luther College, please contact this college directly.

You can call this school's general information office at (563) 387-2000 or check Luther College Website

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