|  | Texas Lutheran University students experience a challenging academic environment that sets a path for lifelong learning. Our students engage in high impact educational experiences that include civic engagement, aesthetic expression, critical thinking, and a focus on intercultural and global knowledge in a community that welcomes the interplay of faith and reason.
Founded in 1891, Texas Lutheran resides on 184 scenic acres in Seguin, Texas, near San Antonio and Austin. A diverse student body of approximately 1,400 with classes averaging fewer than 20 students provides a sense of community and an environment where individuality and personal growth are as integral to success as rigorous academics.
Learn more about TLU!
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A message from President Dorsey
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Why a Lutheran College?
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Texas Lutheran University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Texas Lutheran University.
Program Specific Accreditation:
Teacher Education: Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
Business Administration: Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Athletic Training: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) |
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ProfileFounded: In 1891 in Brenham, Texas. The institution moved to Seguin in 1912
Location: Seguin, Texas, near the beautiful Texas Hill Country; 35 miles east of San Antonio and 50 miles south of Austin
Type of School: private; four-year; liberal arts, sciences and professional studies; residential; coeducational; undergraduate university
Church Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Degrees Offered: bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of music, and bachelor of business administration, and master of accountancy
Academic Programs: 28 majors, 33 minors, and 13 pre-professional programs |
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Student BodyEnrollment: 1,400 approx.
- 48% Male; 52% Female
- Students from 23 states and 8 foreign countries
- 65% of full-time students live on campus
- 96% receive financial assistance
- 19% Lutheran
- 27% Hispanic
- 10% African-American
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Faculty
- 77 Full-time faculty
- Average class size: 18
- Student-faculty ratio: 14:1
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Athletics
- Member of the NCAA Division III and the American Southwest Conference
- Women’s varsity sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball
- Men’s varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, and tennis
- Mascot: Bulldogs
- School colors: black and gold
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| | MissionTexas Lutheran University is a community of learning and a community of faith.
As a community of learning, the university stresses the liberating potential of the disciplined pursuit of academic excellence within the context of academic freedom. Its faculty and staff seek to engage each student in a process of self-education which will assist him or her in developing as an informed and resourceful person in today's rapidly changing world. It provides an academic program based upon the tradition of the liberal arts and designed to serve a diversified community.
As a community of faith, the university celebrates the liberating power of gospel as applied to the whole of human life. The biblical vision of the world as created, judged, redeemed and fulfilled by God in Christ is rich in significance for the work and hopes of persons today. It is the unique privilege and responsibility of the Christian university to explore these implications freely and boldly. Thus it leads the church to face the challenge of new insights and to formulate fresh means of creative service.
As an institution of the church, the university provides an education in the arts and sciences which is given perspective by the Christian faith. This function is carried out through an undergraduate curriculum leading to the bachelor's degree, a diverse continuing education program, and a variety of co-curricular programs. The university encourages students to participate in service work tied to reflective discussions about its place in their lives.
In working to bring learning and faith into intimate relationship, Texas Lutheran University is discovering afresh that each can strengthen, clarify and enrich the other. Men and women who live and work in these contexts find their own purposes enlarged and deepened. A compassion born of faith and a competence informed by learning shape the mission of the university in this day. (Adopted in 1967; revised in 1979 and 1998). |
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Institutional Goals for GraduatesKNOWING
- TLU graduates should have achieved
- a breadth of knowledge in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
- a depth of knowledge in a single discipline sufficient to understand its methods, language, content, history, and value.
- an understanding of the Christian faith and traditions
- an awareness of and respect for diverse religions, cultures, and viewpoints.
DOING
- TLU graduates should be able to
- write clearly and coherently, read with comprehension, speak effectively, and listen with care and openness.
- use basic mathematical skills and know the appropriateness of quantitative methods.
- use appropriate tools for problem solving and for finding, analyzing, and communicating information.
- think critically and reflectively and draw reasonable, supportable conclusions both individually and in groups.
BECOMING
- TLU encourages and assists its students in developing
- a commitment to active community service.
- an integrated ethical perspective and a sense of moral purpose.
- a desire to cultivate physical and psychological health and well-being.
- a will to pursue continued cultural, intellectual, and spiritual growth.
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Local AccommodationsAlamo Country Inn
1826 W Interstate 10
830-372-4440
Best Value Inn
807 E Kingsbury St
830-379-2363
Comfort Inn & Suites
3013 N. Hwy 123 Bypass
830-372-3990
Hampton Inn
1130 Larkin (Hwy 123 & I-10)
830-379-4400
Holiday Inn Express
2801 Jay Rd.
830-379-4400
La Quinta Inn & Suites
1501 Hwy 46 North
830-372-0567
Quality Inn
2950 N. Hwy 123 Bypass
830-372-8060
Seguin Motel
982 E. Kingsbury
830-401-0907
Super 8
1525 N. Hwy 46
830-379-6888 |
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