Luther College

Luther College graduated 12 social work students in the most recent reporting year, placing it #404 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges. Small programs like this one tend to compete on individual attention and placement relationships rather than breadth.

44.5% of students complete their degree, below the 50.4% median across BSW-awarding colleges — worth asking the department about directly. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Full-time students complete at 60.0% against 40.2% for part-time, so the part-time route takes more persistence at Luther College. First-time entrants complete at 71.0% against 31.4% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $24,511 a year after grants and scholarships — about the same as the $24,031 median across the 13 BSW colleges in Iowa. 23.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.