Overview
About Luther
Luther College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). The Norse train at Carlson Stadium (400m outdoor track) and Sports and Recreation Center (200m indoor track). Luther is in Decorah, Iowa, with 2,005 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $54,250 USD.
Teams
Norse track and field and cross country
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Coaching staff
- Bruce ClarkHead Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach
- Yarrow PascheDirector of Women's Cross Country & Track & Field
- Steve PascheHead Men's Cross Country, Assistant Track & Field (Distance)
- Dominic DraghiAssistant Track and Field Coach: Throws
- AJ SkinnerAssistant Coach - Distance
- Garrett ByrdAssistant Coach - Sprints and Jumps
Campus and facilities
- Established
- 1861
- Website
- luther.edu
Facilities
Carlson StadiumOutdoor track400m · polyurethane / rubber · Outdoor
Sports and Recreation CenterIndoor track200m · polyurethane / rubber · Indoor · flat
Athletic Performance CenterFitness Centre- Athletic Training FacilityAthletic Training Room
- Oneota River ValleyCross country course
- Legends Fitness for Life CenterFitness Centre
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at LC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Luther College →
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Africana Studies
- Department of Allied Health Sciences
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Art
- Department of Biblical Languages
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Classics
- Department of Communication Studies
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Data Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Education
- Department of English
- Department of Environmental Studies
- Department of Exercise Science
- Department of French
- Department of German
- Department of Global Health
- Department of Health Promotion
- Department of History
- Department of International Studies
- Department of Management
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Mathematics/Statistics
- Department of Music
- Department of Neuroscience
- Department of Nordic Studies
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religion
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Spanish
- Department of Theatre
- Department of Visual Communication
- Department of Women and Gender Studies
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 65%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $54,250 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $54,250 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $67,611 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $23,945 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $15,244 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $15,061 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $16,942 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $21,299 USD
- Over $110,000
- $29,332 USD