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What Luther College costs

Decorah, Iowa · Private · 1,379 undergrads

Luther College's sticker price was $67,611 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $23,945 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,244.

What does Luther College cost?

$23,945 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $67,611.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,244
$30,000–$48,000$15,061
$48,000–$75,000$16,942
$75,000–$110,000$21,299
over $110,000$29,332

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$15,244
$30,000–$48,000$15,061
$48,000–$75,000$16,942
$75,000–$110,000$21,299
Over $110,000$29,332

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 77% off Luther College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Luther College cost less than Dordt University, Drake University and Morningside University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Luther College$16,942$23,945
Dordt University$23,449$25,944
Drake University$25,416$29,415
Morningside University$21,391$23,505

The sticker price

$54,250
Tuition, 2025-26
$67,611
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
23%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$40,917
average grant for students who got aid.
63%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Luther College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,244 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $67,611. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Luther College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Luther College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,061 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $67,611. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Luther College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Luther College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $16,942 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $67,611. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Luther College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers