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Design Your Day at Luther
You have options! Make your visit unique, fun, and above all meaningful by choosing activities that speak to you.
Individual and group visits both give you an up-close look at Luther, from student life to academics to co-curricular activities.
Here’s what’s on the menu:
- Taking a tour of campus.
- Meeting a faculty member or coach one-on-one.
- Enjoying a complimentary meal.
- Visiting a class or music rehearsal.
- An in-depth review of scholarships, financial aid, and admissions.
- Overnight visits on select dates.
Tell us what you’re looking for. Your college search deserves our best, and we’re ready to deliver.
Explore Your Visit Options
Looking for a custom visit experience? Start here. All visits include a campus tour, admissions and scholarship info, and lunch. Want more? Add a classroom visit, faculty meeting, audition, coach meeting, even an overnight stay! Just let us know—we’ll set everything up.
- Type: Individual
- Duration: 2-4 hours
- Availability: Most weekdays. Several arrival time options.
To schedule your visit, choose a date from the calendar at the visit portal, and let us know what you’re looking for.
These small group events offer two arrival times for your convenience. Add a full campus tour, student panel, Q&A session with an Admissions rep, and a complimentary lunch, and you have a perfect Saturday on campus. Plus, you’ll have the afternoon free to enjoy Decorah, one of America’s best small college towns.
- Type: Small group (5-15)
- Duration: 2-4 hours
- Availability: Select Saturdays during the school year
Watch for 2025-26 dates!
DISCOVER LUTHER WEEK
March 17-21 – 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. start times available
See for yourself what makes Luther College a hidden gem!
- Tour our uniquely beautiful campus.
- Meet current students and experience about life at Luther.
- Learn about admissions and our generous scholarships.*
- Enjoy lunch in our cafeteria.
Choose your day on the calendar at the visit portal.
* All admitted student receive an academic merit scholarship worth a minimum of $112,000 over four years.
SCHOLAR RECOGNITION DAY – Admitted Student Visit Event
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Admitted students, this is your day!
At Scholar Recognition Day, you’ll dive into all that Luther has to offer. The day starts with hands-on sessions led by our outstanding faculty and current students. Beyond the classroom, you’ll connect with student clubs, organizations, and services to discover our vibrant campus community.
Whether you’re eager to deepen your academic passions, meet future classmates, or learn how we’ll support your journey, Scholar Recognition Days are designed to help you experience the Luther advantage.
SPRING PREVIEW DAY
Friday, April 25, 2025
Get a fun, introductory look at Luther College and Decorah’s vibrant community! This event is designed for any student beginning their college search.
Spring Preview Day will include:
- A campus tour.
- An overview of admissions, scholarships, and financial aid.
- A question-and-answer session with current Luther students.
- Complimentary lunch in our excellent cafeteria.
- A choice of special info sessions about music, study away opportunities, and our outdoor pre-orientation program.
- Optional activities like faculty conversations, one-on-one meetings with coaches, and a guided excursion in Decorah.
Spring Preview Day begins with check-in at 9 a.m. Depending on your afternoon activities, the day will conclude by either 2 or 3 p.m.
Register for Spring Preview Day
TRANSFER PREVIEW DAY
Friday, May 9, 2025
Bring your college experience to Luther!
All transfer students are welcome, whether you’ve been accepted or you’re just starting your transfer search. Activities will include:
- An overview of admissions, scholarships, and financial aid.
- A Q & A session with current students who transferred to Luther.
- A tour of campus.
- Complimentary lunch.
- A choice of special info sessions about music, study away opportunities, and our outdoor pre-orientation program.
- Optional activities like talent auditions (music, theatre, dance), one-on-one meetings with coaches, and information about student services, including disability services and accommodations.
We’d love to host a group visit from your high school or organization!
We’ll customize a visit to feature what your students need. Options include campus tours, info sessions on scholarships and admissions, student ambassador panels, and more. Have a special interest in visual or performing arts? The sciences? We can create amazing experiential learning visits just for your students.
- Type: Group (5-50; high school juniors and seniors)
- Duration: 1-3 hours
- Availability: By request on select days throughout the year.
Academic Spotlight – Center for Global Learning
Tuesday, April 8 – 7 p.m. CST
Join our Centre for Global Learning for this virtual event!Â
Luther is a leader in study-away opportunities. Learn how the Center for Global Learning can help you create the experience of a lifetime.
The event will be held on Zoom. We’ll send your link in an email.
Register for Academic Spotlight – Center for Global Learning
The Luther College Campus Visit Award
There are many ways to measure what a campus visit is worth – personal connections, a sense of place, a vision of the path ahead. That’s the core.
We’ve added one more: The Luther College Campus Visit Award, a renewable $1,000 scholarship for prospective students who attend an eligible visit prior to enrolling. When you invest your time, attention, and resources in a campus visit, we begin our investment in you.
Connect, Prepare, Explore
My daughter had the greatest visit experience. It really allowed her to see herself at Luther!
Parent of prospective student, Rochester, Minn.
Living in Decorah, Iowa
Going to Luther is synonymous with living in beautiful Decorah. Your professors live here, and so do 1,000+ alumni. Decorah is a hidden gem that lies in the Driftless Region. It’s a beautiful environment of rolling hills, sandstone bluffs, waterfalls, and spring-fed creeks. And the community of Decorah is just as unique and inviting as the landscape. See why we are proud to call Decorah our home.
Admissions Office
Luther College
700 College Drive
Decorah, Iowa 52101
Phone: 563-387-1287