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Private nonprofit, 4-year

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois · www.lstc.edu

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About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Website
www.lstc.edu

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting
Large city
Nearest major city
Chicago, about 6 mi
Nearest international airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 9 mi
Chicago, Illinois
Also known as
LSTC
Academic calendar
4-1-4
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
President
Shauna Hannan (President)
Phone
7732560700
City
Chicago, Illinois
Address
5416 S. Cornell Avenue, Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL 60615

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Master's173 international (17.6%)
Doctoral86 international (75.0%)

Popular graduate programs

  • Divinity/Ministry · Master's14 (7% international)
  • Theology/Theological Studies · Master's3 (67% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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Theology has 25 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryMasterDoctor
Theology/Theological Studies.-
Divinity/Ministry.-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other.-

Students

101 students in 2025

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Graduate students30.7%

31 in 2025 · 21.0% in 2016

0% 20% 40% 2016: 21.0%2017: 25.9%2018: 24.9%2019: 26.5%2020: 25.6%2021: 24.8%2022: 35.4%2023: 29.3%2024: 28.1%2025: 30.7%
2016Peer median 3.2%2025

Cost

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$10.3M

Investment return
$6.3M60.8%
Gifts and private grants
$3.0M29.5%
Auxiliary enterprises
$552K5.4%
Tuition and fees
$449K4.4%

Expenses$9.8M

Institutional support
$5.5M56.5%
Instruction
$1.9M19.3%
Academic support
$1.2M12.2%
Student services
$635K6.5%
Auxiliary enterprises
$538K5.5%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

All faculty
$65,286peers $51,151
Professor
$70,411peers $65,885
Associate professor
$61,875peers $62,250
Assistant professor
$59,019peers $57,312

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Burglary
5
Aggravated assault
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Fondling
1
Robbery
1

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago include Albert Glock (Archaeologist murdered in Palestine), Uwe Siemon-Netto (German journalist and Lutheran lay theologian) and Sarah Trone Garriott (Iowa state senator and US representative-elect).

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.