Students of Color

First students at Luther

The first Black student to attend Luther College was Asibong Okon of Nigeria. He attended Luther College from 1951 to 1954 and graduated with majors in history and economics. However, it was not until 1964 that Luther College established an exchange program with traditionally Black institutions such as Philander Smith, Little Rock, Spelman and Fisk University.

Statistics

Year Africa Bermuda/Bahamas African American
1969 0 0 42
1970 0 0 67
1971 0 0 84
1972 0 0 65
1973 2 4 52
1974 5 7 50
1975 3 10 36
1976 4 12 52
1977 5 10 42
1978 8 11 44
1979 11 13 44
1980 10 12 71
1981 15 10 53
1982 17 5 53
1983 15 2 40
1984 18 0 23
1985 12 0 17
1986 9 0 12
1987 9 1 22
1988 7 1 29
1989 12 1 0
1990 17 2 0
1991 17 4 0
1992 18 6 9
1993 20 7 7
1994 29 6 5
1995 35 7 5
1996 42 4 13
1997 35 3 13
1998 58 3 21
1999 61 3 20
2000 67 2 15
2001 83 5 15