Luther College (Nebraska)
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| Type | Private university |
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| Established | 1883 |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| President | Jody Horner |
| Location | Fremont, Nebraska, United States |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Affiliations | GPAC |
| Website | www.midlandu.edu |
Midland University is a private liberal arts college with an approximate enrollment of 1,300 students. The 33-acre (13 ha) academic and residential campus is located in Fremont, Nebraska, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Omaha, Nebraska. The university offers over thirty undergraduate bachelor's degrees and three graduate master's degrees, including Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Education in Leadership, and Master in Professional Accounting.
Fielding athletic teams known as the Midland University Warriors, the college is a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The university’s official colors are navy blue, orange, and white. The university offers several extracurricular activities, including 27 varsity athletic teams, leadership and service groups, clubs, and organizations, as well as fraternities and sororities.
Known as Midland Lutheran College from 1962-2010, the university is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
The university ranked 69 in the Regional Colleges Midwest Rankings of the 2015 U.S. News & World Report ranking of colleges.
Midland University was founded as an educational institution in 1883, and was originally named Luther Academy. The original building, located in Wahoo, Nebraska, was dedicated on November 10, 1883, the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther’s birth. The current university is also a product of Midland College, an institution founded in 1887 by the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Midland College, originally located in Atchison, Kansas, moved to the university’s current location in Fremont, Nebraska in 1919. Luther Academy, later named Luther College, combined with Midland College as Midland Lutheran College in 1962.
In 2009, then-Midland Lutheran College held a seven figure financial deficit and the lowest enrollment since WWII at 598.
Following the closure of nearby Dana College, Midland Lutheran College allowed former-Dana students to transfer all Dana credits, honored all Dana academic, athletic and need-based scholarships and grants and waived enrollment deposits for Dana students. Of the roughly 600 Dana students, approximately 275 enrolled at Midland in the fall of 2010.
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