Luther College (Iowa)
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| Motto | Soli Deo Gloria and Verbum Dei Manet in Æternum (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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To God alone be the Glory and The Word of the Lord endures forever |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1861 |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Endowment | $131 million |
| President | Paula J. Carlson |
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Academic staff
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177 full-time |
| Students | 2,337 |
| Location | Decorah, Iowa, USA |
| Campus | 175 acres (71 ha) main campus, an additional 825 acres (334 ha) of field research areas |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III - IIAC |
| Sports | 10 men and 9 women varsity teams |
| Nickname | Norse |
| Affiliations | Phi Beta Kappa, Associated Colleges of the Midwest |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 43°18′58″N 91°48′11″W / 43.316°N 91.803°W
Luther College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Decorah, Iowa, United States. Established as a Lutheran seminary in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, the school today is an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
On October 10, 1857, the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) created a college to supply ministers for Norwegian congregations in the Upper Midwest. Until the college was established in 1861, students studied at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. On October 14, 1859, the Rev. Peter Laurentius Larsen was appointed professor to the Norwegian students at Concordia by the NELC.
Upon the closing of the seminary in April 1861, at the start of the Civil War, the NELC decided to open its own college that fall in a former parsonage at Halfway Creek, Wisconsin, just north of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and close to present day Holmen, Wisconsin. On September 1, 1861, classes officially began with an enrollment of 16. The following year classes moved to Decorah, Iowa, with NELC Pastor Ulrik Vilhelm Koren successfully arranging the college's relocation and permanent settlement.
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