About
Texas Lutheran University is a small, private institution located in Seguin, Texas, focused on liberal arts and professional programs. It aims to empower a diverse student body through education centered on academic excellence and servant leadership.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 37 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 13.5%
- No Data32 · 86.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 14
- Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 580 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $12.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 385 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (2.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Texas Lutheran
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
- Non-campus2
- Public property1
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Texas Lutheran vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Texas Lutheran selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTexas Lutheran University | 54% | — | 1,423 | $22,587 | Baccalaureate |
Albright College | 51% | 76.3% | 1,380 | $21,664 | Baccalaureate |
Asbury University | 65% | 63.4% | 2,100 | $20,428 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Augustana University | 73% | 67.7% | 2,390 | $24,723 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Austin College | 67% | 47.7% | 1,217 | $23,451 | Baccalaureate |
Benedictine College | 62% | 98.1% | 2,535 | $27,477 | Baccalaureate |
Bethel University | 52% | 97.7% | 1,167 | $19,726 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38% | 69.7% | 799 | $18,778 | Baccalaureate |
Buena Vista University | 62% | 77.6% | 1,890 | $18,321 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Claflin University | 52% | 64.9% | 1,852 | $21,232 | Baccalaureate |
Claremont McKenna College | 91% | 9.6% | 1,393 | $27,384 | Baccalaureate |
Concordia University-Nebraska | 65% | 85.7% | 3,479 | $24,016 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Dordt University | 74% | 68.5% | 1,952 | $25,383 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Evangel University | 65% | 71.6% | 2,289 | $18,705 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Geneva College | 61% | 79.0% | 1,366 | $21,043 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Georgetown College | 49% | 91.1% | 1,345 | $13,485 | Baccalaureate |
Hiram College | 55% | 93.5% | 1,061 | $20,088 | Baccalaureate |
Houghton University | 67% | 88.7% | 1,200 | $21,148 | Baccalaureate |
Huntington University | 64% | 75.6% | 1,776 | $13,710 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Illinois College | 64% | 78.2% | 942 | $17,945 | Baccalaureate |
John Brown University | 72% | 76.1% | 2,350 | $21,144 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Lasell University | 59% | 81.2% | 1,668 | $24,944 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Loras College | 68% | 99.9% | 1,189 | $21,057 | Baccalaureate |
Luther College | 71% | 71.5% | 1,384 | $25,635 | Baccalaureate |
Meredith College | 70% | 74.2% | 1,465 | $20,197 | Baccalaureate |
Nebraska Wesleyan University | 66% | 79.8% | 1,654 | $23,140 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Oklahoma Baptist University | 52% | 49.4% | 1,569 | $23,880 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Pacific Union College | 45% | 47.3% | 974 | $20,979 | Baccalaureate |
Saint Martin's University | 52% | 89.8% | 1,390 | $22,618 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Schreiner University | 43% | 88.2% | 1,326 | $20,410 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Southwestern University | 73% | 43.1% | 1,440 | $27,468 | Baccalaureate |
Spring Hill College | 52% | 76.6% | 919 | $19,514 | Baccalaureate |
The College of Idaho | 63% | 49.1% | 1,090 | $20,566 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity Christian College | 58% | 84.9% | 854 | $16,381 | Baccalaureate |
Westminster College | 65% | 92.6% | 1,191 | $20,800 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 63% | 76.4% | 1,390 | $21,057 |
Texas Lutheran Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
This page provides access to various Fact Books for Texas Lutheran University, which are available in PDF format for the years 2010-2021. The page also lists other sections such as Common Datasets, IPEDS, Enrollment Reports, and Institutional Reports among others, part of the Institutional Reporting resources.
Visit IR office page- Trey BuchananDirector of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 2020-20252020Texas Lutheran University's Strategic Plan 2020-2025, titled TLU 2025, outlines five key goals to guide the institution over a five-year period. The plan emphasizes enhancing the student experience, diversifying academic programs, promoting diversity and inclusion, ensuring financial stability, and building strong partnerships. By focusing on these areas, TLU aims to innovate and transform its campus to meet future challenges and opportunities.tlu.edu
Grants & funding (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Texas Lutheran (13)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Samuel Frederick Biery Jr.
- Faton Bislimi
- Laurie Corbelli
- Fred Diaz
- Jeff Hiller
- Edmund Kuempel
- Kenneth Land
- Verne Lundquist
- Getoar Mjeku
- David MoeAthletics
- Glenn Shuck
- Frederick J. Streng
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