Luther Classical College’s first cohort of students exhibits an outstanding array of talents. Nearly 75% of students are performing at the sophomore level of college Latin already as freshman. Median standardized test scores exceed those of other Lutheran colleges. A Youth 4 Life chapter was formed before most students had even arrived on campus. Student musicians have accompanied chapel services and formed their own quartets in volunteer after-school practices, in addition to performing for the opening service under the direction of Dr. William Lipke, LCC’s parish music program coordinator.

The college’s Day 10 Enrollment Report indicates that the 100%–Lutheran student body includes 19 males and 19 females from 16 states. Colleges typically produce a Day 10 Enrollment Report to summarize demographics as of the tenth day of class, which for LCC’s opening year occurred on September 5, 2025. The tenth-day statistics serve as a standard comparison between colleges or within the same college from one year to the next. “Each student individually has a name and a face, and we get to know them personally, but statistics help us to understand the range of abilities among the students we are serving,” explains Mrs. Megan Mullet, LCC’s registrar.

LCC strongly encourages applicants to submit Classical Learning Test (CLT) scores but also accepts ACT and SAT scores. “All three tests are highly predictive of college success,” explains Dr. MacPherson, academic dean. “The CLT better represents the kind of literature that will be studied at LCC, but we have a conversion chart that enables us to make a fair comparison between students who choose to take different tests.” The median scores among incoming LCC students who selected each test is 90 for the CLT, 28 for the ACT, and 1380 for the SAT. These numbers indicate that the typical LCC student ranks roughly in the top 5% to 10% of test-takers nationwide.

The ACT is completed more widely among college applicants than the CLT or SAT. Colleges typically report the 25th and 75th percentiles, which mark the lower and upper range for the middle 50% of the student body. For LCC, those ACT scores are 25 and 31, respectively. Institutions with similar ACT profiles include Illinois Institute of Technology, Michigan Tech, Texas A&M, UC–Davis, the University of St. Thomas, and the US Coast Guard Academy. Among classically oriented schools, LCC is on par with New Saint Andrew’s College (24–31) and the University of Dallas (25–31), each of which approach the level of Patrick Henry College (27–31). While the middle 50% of students at Hillsdale College score between 30 and 34, the upper 39% of LCC’s students demonstrate the same aptitude.

LCC does not, however, have a minimum test score for admissions. “We look at each student as a whole,” notes Rev. Jacob Benson, director of admissions. “Some students excel in music, others have competed in debate, while still others teach Sunday school. We look for well-rounded students who can do a number of things fairly well and also be excellent in whatever area God has given them a special talent.”

The college’s emphasis on faculty mentorship of students ensures that every student is able to rise to the challenge of a rigorous curriculum. “While LCC’s test scores are impressive,” notes Dr. MacPherson, “we value every student as a unique child of God, recognizing in the classroom that each student has strengths and weaknesses and that all of them are capable of encouraging each other as we learn together in a community of Christian scholars.”

To learn how you may fit in at LCC, contact Director of Admissions Rev. Jacob Benson at admissions@lutherclassical.org.