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, Minnesota1869ELCA2,474984$33 million
Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois1860ELCA2,4780$115.9 million
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota1860ELCA1,613224$56.3 million
Bethany CollegeLindsborg, Kansas1881ELCA6990
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, Minnesota1927ELS600–
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California1959ELCA2,8101,316$53.1 million
Capital UniversityBexley, Ohio1830ELCA2,765700–
Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin1847ELCA2,88791–
Concordia CollegeBronxville, New York1881LCMS958198–
Concordia CollegeMoorhead, Minnesota1891ELCA2,16215–
Concordia UniversityAnn Arbor, Michigan1905LCMS738161–
Concordia UniversityIrvine, California1976LCMS1,9392,566–
Concordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois1864LCMS1,5103,729–
Concordia UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota1893LCMS2,5611,819–
Concordia UniversitySeward, Nebraska1894LCMS1,478979–
Concordia UniversityAustin, Texas1926LCMS1,711848–
Concordia UniversityMequon, Wisconsin1881LCMS4,3373,931–
Finlandia UniversityHancock, Michigan1896ELCA––
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania1832ELCA2,600–
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa1896ELCA1,761125–
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSt. Peter, Minnesota1862ELCA2,450–
Immanuel Lutheran CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin–CLC––
Lenoir–Rhyne UniversityHickory, North Carolina1891ELCA1,710813$106 million
Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa1861ELCA2,337–
Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, Minnesota1865WELS750–
Midland UniversityFremont, Nebraska1883ELCA1,400–
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania1848ELCA2,225–
Newberry CollegeNewberry, South Carolina1856ELCA1,250–
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington1890ELCA2,800300–
Roanoke CollegeSalem, Virginia1842ELCA2,037–
St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota1874ELCA3,048–
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania1858ELCA2,203–
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, Texas1891ELCA1,400–
Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania1866ELCA894–
Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana1859Ind.3,1631,361$202 million
Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York City1883ELCA1,756457–
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Iowa1852ELCA1,600–
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeWauwatosa, Wisconsin1973WELS1,188–
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, Ohio1845ELCA1,83844$116 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
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
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.[2]

See also

References
  1. As of FY 2012. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2012 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY 2011 to FY 2012" (PDF). 2012 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-16. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  2. 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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