- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Life University
Marietta, GACity: smallZIP 30060Founded 1974
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1974
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1977
- Website
- www.life.edu
GeorgiaPrivate nonprofit
Life University
Life University is a private nonprofit university in Marietta, Georgia, with 893 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $29,594 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention63%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans50%
$29,594net price / year
93%admission rate
1030average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$48,303median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,669median debt
#1,330 of 1,704 for earnings#1,442 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,286 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,290 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
- $42,321tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,441
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,441
- Average net price
- $29,594national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$31,443
$30,001–48,000$26,466
$48,001–75,000$24,677
$75,001–110,000$26,776
$110,001+$32,122
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 440–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–20
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college63%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 63%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,586
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,303middle 50%: $23,495–$71,653
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,669
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,653
Median, Life University$48,303
Lower quarter$23,495
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
- 893
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 24.5
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,524 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,898
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,714,905
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White28%
Hispanic18%
Black28%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races0.6%
U.S. nonresident17%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.0%
Unknown3.6%
8 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences38%
Liberal arts & humanities22%
Business & management19%
Psychology8.9%
Computer & information sciences7.7%
Health professions3.2%
Family & consumer sciences1.2%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies0.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 140252. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6545022.