Luther College
Decorah, IA · private, nonprofit · 1,379 undergraduates
Luther College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Luther College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 12 on the women's, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Luther College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,150 per men's player, 64% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $2,917 per women's player, 63% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Luther College, in Decorah, IA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the American Rivers Conference(Midwest Conference in 2026).
Luther College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2020 and as high as 20 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 12. Luther College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 25%.
Luther College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 12 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. Luther College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Luther College fund its athletes?
Luther College reported 529 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 346 men and 183 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $50,002 for men's sports and $18,580 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $145 and $102 per athlete.
What is Luther College like academically?
Luther College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 72% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1218, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $65,461 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,097 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 65% of the sticker price on average.
71% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,850, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Luther College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 17% of degrees, with Visual & Performing Arts, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (40 degrees)
- Music (37 degrees)
- Biology, General (36 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (30 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (30 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (24 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (23 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (22 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (18 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (17 degrees)
What is Decorah, IA like to live in?
Luther College sits in Decorah, a remote town of about 7,597 people in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Decorah, a median of about $62,177, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 21% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Iowa: a typical home is valued around $234,600, 20% above the state median and a typical rent of $788 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 23% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 37 is close to the country's 39.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Iowa average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Luther College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Luther College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, American Rivers Conference(Midwest Conference in 2026)) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, American Rivers Conference(Midwest Conference in 2026)), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Luther College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Luther College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 12 on the women's, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Luther College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Luther College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Luther College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,150 per men's player, 64% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $2,917 per women's player, 63% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Luther College?
- Luther College is in Decorah, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Luther College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,461 a year, and an average net price of $23,097 after grants and scholarships.