How Student Population Changes at Luther

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,052 where 1,610 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Luther than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Luther College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,466	1,066	1,400
2014-15	2,385 -81	1,045 -21	1,340 -60
2015-16	2,337 -48	1,049 4	1,288 -52
2016-17	2,169 -168	970 -79	1,199 -89
2017-18	2,053 -116	916 -54	1,137 -62
2018-19	2,005 -48	857 -59	1,148 11
2019-20	1,951 -54	833 -24	1,118 -30
2020-21	1,802 -149	750 -83	1,052 -66
2021-22	1,744 -58	757 7	987 -65
2022-23	1,610 -134	727 -30	883 -104
Average	2,052	897	1,155

Luther College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.91%. The percentage was 85.40% 10 years ago and Luther still has a high percentage of white students. 1.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.92% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Luther College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	2	40	37	77	0	2,106	41
2014-15	8	39	34	80	0	2,014	49
2015-16	5	42	43	89	1	1,953	47
2016-17	7	35	45	99	1	1,787	49
2017-18	8	28	39	97	3	1,667	46
2018-19	4	29	43	111	4	1,590	45
2019-20	5	40	44	110	8	1,516	43
2020-21	3	36	36	120	6	1,406	45
2021-22	7	35	50	121	5	1,314	28
2022-23	9	28	47	106	7	1,206	14
Average	6	35	42	101	4	1,656	41

Luther College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Luther

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes