Brief History
Chartered in 1845 by Ezra Keller and a group of pastors who broke with the German church and created the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio. The new synod voted unanimously to establish a theological and literary institution that would serve the educational and cultural needs of new immigrants and new communities. Ƶ remains the third oldest Lutheran college in the country. Learn more.
Fall 2023 Profile
- Full-time faculty: 97
- Part-time faculty: 38
- Total: 135
Undergraduate Student Enrollment
- Full-Time traditional and high school students: 1,261
- Part-Time traditional and high school students: 27
- Total: 1,288
- FTE: 1,270 (based on headcount)
Graduate Student Enrollment
- Full-Time: 9
- Part-Time: 46
- Total: 45
- FTE: 24 based on headcount
In-Coming First-Year Students
- Women = 43%, Men = 57%
- Students of Color = 29%
- Average SAT for first-year students = 1,162
- Average ACT for first-year students = 23
- Average high school GPA for first year students = 3.5
Top U.S. Geographic Regions Represented For Traditional Students
- From Ohio = 75%
- Great Lakes states other than Ohio (IL, IN, MI, MN, PA, WI) = 13%
- New England/Mid-Atlantic (CT, DC, MA, ME, NJ, NY) = 2%
- Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA) = 6%
- All Other States/Regions = 4%
Current Student Charges
- 99% of full-time students receive financial aid
- Ƶ provides nearly $39 million in scholarships and financial assistance annually
- Click here to learn more about the costs and benefits of a Ƶ University education.