List of Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States

This is a list of higher education Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States:

Current institutions

Affiliations:

College or university Location Year founded Affiliation Undergraduate students Graduate students Endowment[1]
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota1869ELCA2512806$59 million[2]
Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois1860ELCA2376-$197 million[3]
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota1860ELCA1818295$100 million[4]
Bethany CollegeLindsborg, Kansas1881ELCA787-$7.62 million[5]
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, Minnesota1927ELS778$41.6 million
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California1959ELCA28041223$115.4 million
Capital UniversityBexley, Ohio1830ELCA2283689$107.7 million
Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin1847ELCA2654109$111 million[6]
Concordia CollegeBronxville, New York1881LCMS1226511$13.3 million[7]
Concordia CollegeMoorhead, Minnesota1891ELCA2010-$156.6 million
Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan1962LCMS908211$12.8 million[8]
Concordia University IrvineIrvine, California1976LCMS13342173$23.6 million[9]
Concordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois1864LCMS15594617$24.7 million[10]
Concordia University St. PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota1893LCMS31272012$43.1 million
Concordia University NebraskaSeward, Nebraska1894LCMS2226588$54 million[11]
Concordia University TexasAustin, Texas1926LCMS1828690$24.7 million[12]
Concordia University WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin1881LCMS38463273$90.3 million
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania1832ELCA2531-$320 million
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa1896ELCA1760115$26.2 million
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSt. Peter, Minnesota1862ELCA2217-$205.4 million
Immanuel Lutheran CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin1959CLC-–
Lenoir–Rhyne UniversityHickory, North Carolina1891ELCA1850903$115 million[13]
Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa1861ELCA1793-$167 million
Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, Minnesota1865WELS764128$15.1 million[14]
Midland UniversityFremont, Nebraska1883ELCA1572306$18.5 million[15]
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania1848ELCA2275$289 million[16]
Newberry CollegeNewberry, South Carolina1856ELCA1265-$18 million[17]
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington1890ELCA2543364$97.2 million[18]
Roanoke CollegeSalem, Virginia1842ELCA1819$142.3 million
St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota1874ELCA3072-$527.2 million
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania1858ELCA2300-$171.2 million
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, Texas1891ELCA1445$79.3 million
Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania1866ELCA894-$33.6 million[19]
Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana1859Ind.2737399$254.2 million
Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York City1883ELCA1750450$83.7 million
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Iowa1852ELCA1564$76.5 million[20]
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeWauwatosa, Wisconsin1973WELS1091-$36.6 million
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, Ohio1845ELCA144543$119 million

Former institutions
College or university Location Years of operation Affiliation Notes
California Concordia College Oakland, California 1906–1973 LCMS
Concordia College Alabama Selma, Alabama 1963–2018 LCMS Historically Black College
Concordia College Fort Wayne, Indiana 1839–1957 LCMS Prepared men for study in the LCMS seminaries
Concordia College Conover, North Carolina 1878–1935 LCMS Founded by members of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod
Concordia Senior College Fort Wayne, Indiana 1957–1977 LCMS Prepared men for study in the LCMS seminaries
Concordia University Portland, Oregon 1905–2020 LCMS
Dana College Blair, Nebraska 1884–2010 ELCA Founded by the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elizabeth College Charlotte, North Carolina, and Salem, Virginia 1896–1922 Ind. College for women
Finlandia University Hancock, Michigan 1896–2023 ELCA
Gale College Galesville, Wisconsin 1854–1939 Norwegian Synod Founded as a non-sectarian school, later run by the Methodists and Presbyterians, taken over by the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1901
Golden Valley Lutheran College Golden Valley, Minnesota 1919–1985 Ind. Opened as Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis
Illinois State University Springfield, Illinois 1847–1868 Ind. Opened as Hillsboro College in Hillsboro, Illinois
Immanuel Lutheran College Greensboro, North Carolina 1903–1961 Synodical Conference For the training of black pastors and teachers; founded in Concord, North Carolina
Kee Mar College Hagerstown, Maryland 1853–1911 Ind. College for women
Marion College Marion, Virginia 1873–1967 Ind. Junior college for women
St. John's College Winfield, Kansas 1893–1986 LCMS
Trinity Lutheran College Everett, Washington 1944–2016 Ind.
Upsala College 1893–1995 ELCA Founded by the Augustana Synod
Waldorf College Forest City, Iowa 1903– ELCA In 2010 the college was sold to a subsidiary of Columbia Southern University and is no longer affiliated with ELCA.[21]

See also

References
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  2. "Endowment". Giving to Augsburg University. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. "U.S. and Canadian 2022 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2022 Endowment Market Value, and Change in Market Value from FY21 to FY22". National Association of College and University Business Officers. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  4. "Augustana's Endowment Fund Surpasses $100 Million". augie.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. "Bethany College (237181) | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. "Carthage College | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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  12. "Concordia University Texas | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  13. "Lenoir-Rhyne University | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  14. "Martin Luther College | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  15. "Midland University | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  16. "Muhlenberg College | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  17. "Newberry College | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  18. "Pacific Lutheran University | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  19. "Thiel College | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  20. "Wartburg College | Data USA". datausa.io. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  21. Brooks, John (January 13, 2010). "Waldorf College Sold, No Longer Affiliated with ELCA". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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