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Texas Lutheran University is a private regional college located in Seguin, Texas. Texas Lutheran University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Texas Lutheran University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $51,215 10 years after enrolling, 24th in Texas, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Texas Lutheran University bachelor students earn 1% less than the national average. Texas Lutheran University is ranked 27th in Texas.
Texas Lutheran University’s median net annual cost of $19,078 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Texas Lutheran University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Health & Fitness, Registered Nursing, Education (subject specific), Biology, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$19,078
Average years to graduate
4.6
Sociology
Rank: #32
Economic score: 2.88
Education
Rank: #55
Economic score: 3.63
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.05
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #444
Economic score: 14.46
Music
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 211.69
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Texas Lutheran University - Accounting - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 58% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Texas Lutheran University is 5% higher than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Texas Lutheran University, Pell Grant recipients represent 37% of the measured graduating class, 2% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Texas Lutheran University graduates within 4.6 years.
Texas Lutheran University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Texas Lutheran University’s economic mobility score of 20.03 is calculated by adjusting the 3.4 economic score of lower-income students by the 37% pell grant recipients within the student body. Texas Lutheran University’s EMS of 20.03 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Texas Lutheran University pays $19,078 a year, $26,892 less than the $45,970 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,078
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Texas Lutheran University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,078 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 71% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,064. This is 17% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,293
Pell grants
$4,739
State grants
$3,160
Institutional grants
$19,181
Texas Lutheran University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 63% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,630 applicants, of which 1,655 were admitted and 313 enrolled. Texas Lutheran University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
48%
59%
First time
80%
59%
In-state
99%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
46%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
40%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
4%
12%