- The Inkwell
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, LASuburb: smallZIP 71359Founded 1906
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1906
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.lcuniversity.edu
LouisianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Louisiana Christian University
Louisiana Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Pineville, Louisiana, with 672 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 40% within six years and costs $20,268 a year after aid.
40%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention52%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans53%
$20,268net price / year
77%admission rate
—average SAT
40%graduate in 6 years
$49,573median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,270 of 1,704 for earnings#890 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,363 of 1,738 for graduation rate#776 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
- $35,000tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,304
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,304
- Average net price
- $20,268national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,889
$30,001–48,000$19,369
$48,001–75,000$17,159
$75,001–110,000$24,378
$110,001+$22,528
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college52%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college40%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 40%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 52%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 42%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,115
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,573middle 50%: $32,625–$69,391
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,391
Median, Louisiana Christian University$49,573
Lower quarter$32,625
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
- 672
- Part-time
- 4.8%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 61%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,137 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,557
- Endowment, end of year
- $45,837,712
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic3.6%
Black28%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races3.1%
U.S. nonresident7.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Unknown0.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Parks, recreation & fitness17%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.8%
Education5.5%
Theology & religious vocations5.5%
Public administration & social service4.9%
Visual & performing arts4.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 159568. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q17008973.