- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PASuburb: largeZIP 17601Founded 1933
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1933
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1972
- Website
- www.lbc.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster Bible College is a private nonprofit college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with 1,569 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $24,806 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention79%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans53%
$24,806net price / year
56%admission rate
1180average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$49,033median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,300 of 1,704 for earnings#1,213 of 1,739 for lowest net price#398 of 1,738 for graduation rate#304 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,172tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,690
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,690
- Average net price
- $24,806national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,778
$30,001–48,000$21,288
$48,001–75,000$17,659
$75,001–110,000$23,519
$110,001+$30,835
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–665
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–615
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,009
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,033middle 50%: $28,062–$70,813
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,813
Median, Lancaster Bible College$49,033
Lower quarter$28,062
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,569
- Part-time
- 37%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 29.2
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 13%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,811 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,507
- Endowment, end of year
- $19,383,479
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic1.5%
Black25%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown5.3%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations52%
Business & management14%
Education7.8%
Communication & journalism5.6%
Visual & performing arts4.7%
Public administration & social service4.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.9%
Psychology3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213400. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6483113.