It may cost more initially, but I'll be ahead in the end. That meant I could choose the college I really wanted to attend. That's because state universities receive public tax subsidies while Lutheran institutions are supported by alumni, friends and the students who attend them. They focus their academic investment on undergraduate students and, as a result, spend more on the education of each student. Small classes, personal attention and creating a community of learning is an expensive proposition.
Lutheran colleges are the most beneficial, educational institutions for many, many students.
They provide a highly academic program of liberal arts and sciences made more challenging and effective through small classes taught by professors, utilizing student-faculty research and integrating the values and skills of citizenship and team work that rise from vigorous residential life programs. These colleges are not right for every student, but nearly every student could benefit from this kind of education. Indeed, Lutheran colleges provide more grant aid to their students than the state and federal governments combined. It is not unusual for a Lutheran college to invest more institutional resources in aid for its 1,800 students than its public counterpart invests in its 30,000 undergraduates. Ask the college you're interested in to assess your family financial circumstances and your child's academic record.