Core colleges whose religious affiliation in federal data (IPEDS, 2024-25) is Lutheran, largest first. The affiliation is what the college reports; how much it shapes campus life, required courses or chapel varies a great deal, so read the college's own mission page.
Source: IPEDS institutional characteristics, 2024-25 (religious affiliation)
32 colleges
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| College | State | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Olaf College | MN | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | MN | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | |
| Carthage College | WI | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Augsburg University | MN | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Augustana College | IL | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Pacific Lutheran University | WA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| California Lutheran University | CA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin | WI | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | |
| Susquehanna University | PA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Valparaiso University | IN | Lutheran Church in America | |
| Augustana University | SD | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | MN | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | MN | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Roanoke College | VA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Muhlenberg College | PA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Wagner College | NY | Lutheran Church in America | |
| Capital University | OH | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Concordia University-Irvine | CA | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | |
| Grand View University | IA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Newberry College | SC | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Wartburg College | IA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Luther College | IA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | NC | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Concordia University-Chicago | IL | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | |
| Texas Lutheran University | TX | American Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | NE | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | |
| Wittenberg University | OH | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Concordia University Texas | TX | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | |
| Midland University | NE | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | WI | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | |
| Thiel College | PA | Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
| Bethany College | KS | Evangelical Lutheran Church |