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Ranking Criteria

America's Best Colleges Survey (U.S. News) 2013 Edition (September 2012) Ranking Criteria (% of Total) Rank - National Liberal Arts Institutions
Overall Rank – Luther College 100
Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index 65
     Peer Assessment Score (presidents, provosts, deans) 15.0% 3.0 of 5.0 (44% response)
     High School Counselor Score 7.5% 3.7 of 5.0 (11% response)
Graduation and Retention Rank 96
     Six-year graduation rate 16.0%
     Retention 4.0%
Faculty Resources Rank 131
     Faculty Salary 7.0%
     Proportion of classes <20 6.0%
     Proportion of Professors with highest degree 3.0%
     Proportion of classes >=50 2.0%
     Student-faculty ratio 1.0%
     Proportion of Faculty who are full time 1.0%
Student Selectivity Rank 94
     Admissions Test Scores 7.5%
     Graduated in top 10% of high school class 6.0%
     Acceptance rate (admitted to applicants) 1.5%
Financial Resources Rank 10.0% 139
Graduation Rate Performance Rank 7.5% 106
Alumni Giving Rank 5.0% 93