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The Presiding Bishop, Mark Hanson, was re-elected in 2007 for a second six-year term. A total of 65 middle judicatories make up the ECLA throughout the US and the Caribbean, each of them having their own bishops and councils.
The ECLA emphasizes education and also ordains women as pastors, with some of them becoming synod bishops themselves. The ELCA clergy mostly subscribe to their understanding and interpretation of the bible (both the Old and New Testaments and fully recognized as the Word of God) using scholarly methods of analysis and reflection.
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Below we list 28 Evangelical Lutheran Church schools and colleges. You can also view our full listing of Religious and Faith-Based Schools in the United States.
Colleges Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $41k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 3,100 students. Dangerous campus. Has strong presence in education, management, and nursing programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1060, ACT 20 to enroll.
Augustana CollegeRock Island, ILBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $48k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. About 2,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on biology, medical, and education programs. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. ACT 25 to enroll.
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SDBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $36k. Affordable on-campus housing option. Around 2,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Places a focus on education, nursing, and management programs. ROTC programs are offered. ACT 25 to enroll.
Bethany College LindsborgLindsborg, KS
Bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $29k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 800 students. Unsafe campus. Strong business, management, and occupational therapy programs. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. SAT 930, ACT 19 to enroll.
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $48k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Roughly 3,700 students. Dangerous campus. Emphasis on psychology, management, and business programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
Capital UniversityColumbus, OHBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $40k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Around 2,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Popular law, education, and nursing programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1070, ACT 21 to enroll.
Carthage CollegeKenosha, WIBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $35k. On-campus housing option. Over 2,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for marketing and advertising, business, and management programs. ROTC programs. ACT 24 to enroll.
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MNBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $28k. Affordable on-campus housing option. More than 2,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Well known for their education, biology, and business programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 25 to enroll.
Finlandia UniversityHancock, MIAssociate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $25k. Affordable on-campus housing. About 500 students. Popular nursing, business, and management programs. ROTC programs are available. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. SAT 850, ACT 19 to enroll.
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PABachelor's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Over 2,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Concentration on political science, economics, and business programs. ACT 30 to enroll.
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $31k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Over 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Well known for their occupational therapy, education, and accounting and finance programs. ROTC programs. SAT 990, ACT 21 to enroll.
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MNBachelor's degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $52k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. More than 2,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong presence in education, psychology, and biology programs. ACT 28 to enroll.
Lenoir Rhyne UniversityHickory, NCBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. Affordable on-campus housing option. More than 2,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong occupational therapy, management, and nursing programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 990, ACT 21 to enroll.
Luther CollegeDecorah, IABachelor's degrees. Tuition: $48k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 1,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on nursing, biology, and music programs. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. SAT 1190, ACT 26 to enroll.
Luther SeminarySaint Paul, MNMaster's and doctoral degrees. Affordable on-campus housing. Over 500 students. Safe campus. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, ILMaster's and doctoral degrees. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. About 200 students. Generally safe campus. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Midland UniversityFremont, NEBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $38k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Around 1,700 students. Unsafe campus. Offers strong education, business, and management programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1020, ACT 22 to enroll.
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PAAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. More than 2,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on management, theater and drama, and business programs. SAT 1290, ACT 31 to enroll.
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $26k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. About 1,400 students. Relatively safe campus. Has strong management, occupational therapy, and business programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 990, ACT 19 to enroll.
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $49k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. About 2,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for nursing, management, and business programs. ROTC programs. SAT 1270, ACT 29 to enroll.
Roanoke CollegeSalem, VABachelor's degrees. Tuition: $34k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on business, management, and psychology programs. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MNBachelor's degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $55k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Around 3,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Places a focus on biology, economics, and psychology programs. SAT 1360, ACT 31 to enroll.
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PABachelor's and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $54k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. About 2,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Popular biology, marketing and advertising, and business programs. SAT 1150, ACT 27 to enroll.
Thiel CollegeGreenville, PAAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $34k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 1,000 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for management, business, and medical programs. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. ACT 20 to enroll.
United Lutheran SeminaryGettysburg, PAMaster's and doctoral degrees. Affordable on-campus housing option. Over 300 students. Safe campus. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Waldorf UniversityForest City, IAAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $23k. On-campus housing. Around 2,800 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for their management, occupational safety and health, and criminal justice programs. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. ACT 19 to enroll.
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IABachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $47k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Over 1,500 students. Dangerous campus. Specializes in business, biology, and education programs. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church. SAT 1040, ACT 22 to enroll.
Wartburg Theological SeminaryDubuque, IAMaster's degrees. Affordable on-campus housing option. About 200 students. Safe campus. Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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