- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TXCity: largeZIP 79407Founded 1957
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1957
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- lcu.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Lubbock, Texas, with 1,252 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $26,595 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention70%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans77%
$26,595net price / year
73%admission rate
1100average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$54,710median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,689median debt
#1,033 of 1,704 for earnings#1,324 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,059 of 1,738 for graduation rate#652 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
- $44,754tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,220
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,220
- Average net price
- $26,595national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,785
$30,001–48,000$19,280
$48,001–75,000$22,281
$75,001–110,000$26,174
$110,001+$32,806
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,546
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,710middle 50%: $37,257–$84,499
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,689
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,499
Median, Lubbock Christian University$54,710
Lower quarter$37,257
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
- 1,252
- Part-time
- 8.6%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,790 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,197
- Endowment, end of year
- $45,855,534
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic30%
Black5.0%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races1.3%
U.S. nonresident4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown2.5%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions16%
Education9.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Communication & journalism5.0%
Psychology4.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 226383. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6695115.