The Luther College nursing program enrolls approximately 100 students, with 20 to 25 students graduating annually. Since the program was established in 1978, the retention rate of nursing students from sophomore to senior year has typically been 90 percent. Nursing students generally have an average of more than 25 on the ACT and are challenged in a very rigorous program that prepares them well for the profession or for graduate study. Nursing students must achieve a Luther College grade point average of at least 2.3. On-campus interviews are recommended but not required.
Admission is selective.
It is strongly recommended that the applicant have at least two years of a foreign language.