- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TXTown: fringeZIP 78155Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.tlu.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Lutheran University is a private nonprofit university in Seguin, Texas, with 1,304 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $20,716 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention62%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans62%
$20,716net price / year
96%admission rate
—average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$59,747median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#782 of 1,704 for earnings#922 of 1,739 for lowest net price#954 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,376 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,494tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,800
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,800
- Average net price
- $20,716national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,656
$30,001–48,000$18,949
$48,001–75,000$19,366
$75,001–110,000$22,612
$110,001+$25,536
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,255
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,747middle 50%: $43,280–$82,921
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,921
Median, Texas Lutheran University$59,747
Lower quarter$43,280
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,304
- Part-time
- 3.5%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 58%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,741 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,741
- Endowment, end of year
- $99,583,769
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic45%
Black11%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.9%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions42%
Business & management12%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Psychology5.4%
Education5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.8%
Computer & information sciences3.3%
Social sciences3.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228981. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3301911.