- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Luther Rice College & Seminary
Lithonia, GASuburb: largeZIP 30038Founded 1962
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1962
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: faith-related
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1994
- Website
- www.lutherrice.edu
GeorgiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Luther Rice College & Seminary is a private nonprofit faith-based college in Lithonia, Georgia, with 165 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants and costs $7,293 a year after aid.
—graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention50%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans42%
$7,293net price / year
92%admission rate
—average SAT
—graduate in 6 years
$49,305median earnings, 10 yrs
$33,655median debt
#1,283 of 1,704 for earnings#82 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,250 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
- $14,888tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,056
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $12,056
- Average net price
- $7,293national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$7,293
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college50%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- —within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- —
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,740
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,305middle 50%: $21,484–$69,257
- Median debt at graduation
- $33,655
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,257
Median, Luther Rice College & Seminary$49,305
Lower quarter$21,484
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
- 165
- Part-time
- 88%
- Women / men
- 32% / 68%
- Average age at entry
- 38.4
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 57%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,104 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,897
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,368,474
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White45%
Hispanic4.9%
Black44%
Asian2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown3.0%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations88%
Psychology12%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 135364. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6705628.