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Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·lbc.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
+2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,519
peer median 2,327
Avg net price
$25,480
+$892 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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About

Lancaster Bible College (LBC) is a private, non-denominational Christian college located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, founded in 1933. It offers over 35 accredited programs across bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, with a student population of approximately 3,433. The college emphasizes a biblical worldview in its educational approach, with notable focus areas including Business Administration, Education, Biblical Studies, and Pastoral Ministry.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,732
1,732 candidates competed
Admitted
968
55.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
326
33.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
67%+2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
63%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
68%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

19.9pp gap
Pell recipients
53%32 of 60
Non-Pell (all)
73%94 of 129
Subsidized loan, no Pell
47%21 of 45
No Federal Aid
87%73 of 84

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 74 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
5
6.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing5 · 6.8%
  • No Data68 · 91.9%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
68

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

6
Bible/Biblical Studies
Associate Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
-15.3%
$29,886 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+0.6%
$35,489 vs $35,274
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+9.9%
$38,779 vs $35,274
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+21.2%
$42,735 vs $35,274
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+26.8%
$44,718 vs $35,274
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+72.0%
$60,674 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+0.6%
+$215

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
67%
$23,888 debt · $35,489 earn
Bible/Biblical Studies
Associate Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
62%
$18,473 debt · $29,886 earn
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
58%
$22,538 debt · $38,779 earn
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
45%
$20,000 debt · $44,718 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$23,250 debt · $60,674 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1982Next review Jun 2026
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1964Next review Feb 2028

Action history · 7

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  4. Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  5. Jun 2018Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,486
$30–48k$22,017
$48–75k$23,904
$75–110k$24,034
$110k+$29,957

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,480
+$892vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $24,588
Federal loans
49.1%
In-state tuition
$29,990
Out-of-state
$29,990

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,093 students received $5.0M in Pell grants, alongside $13.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,093
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.0M
$4,952,548 total
Direct Loans
$13.1M
2,362 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.5M
985 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.2M
987 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.5M
330 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.0M
59 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 577 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
577
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.1%
2017
8.2%
2018
5.1%
2019
2.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lancaster Bible College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs45
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

520 total completions
01Theology
27252.3%
02Business
6211.9%
03Education
428.1%
04Health Professions
366.9%
05Public Admin
244.6%
06Communication
234.4%
07Psychology
183.5%
08Parks/Recreation
183.5%
09Visual/Performing Arts
173.3%
10Liberal Arts
81.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,519
12-mo unduplicated
3,433
Undergraduate
2,444
Graduate
989

Gender split

Men
49%1,667
Women
51%1,766

Race / ethnicity composition

White
63.6%
Black
25.1%
Unknown
5.3%
Two or more
2.5%
Hispanic
1.5%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
279
166 M · 113 W
Women athletes
40.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$8K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$25K
$21K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Soccer
44 M · 23 W
$226K
Volleyball
26 M · 24 W
$284K
Basketball
31 M · 11 W
$289K
Track and Field (Indoor)
18 M · 22 W
$28K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
18 M · 22 W
$52K
Baseball
35 M · —
$144K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,455 students

3-year trend

0.512 yrs ago0.481 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    1
    Dating violence
    3
    Stalking
    4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs00
    Liquor01

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    53

    Lancaster Bible College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Lancaster Bible College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectLancaster Bible College
    		67%—2,519$25,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Bluffton University
    		53%67.2%646$19,943Baccalaureate
    Cairn University-Langhorne
    		60%88.2%1,097$27,642Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Cedarville University
    		73%65.3%6,318$24,468Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Clarks Summit University
    		53%90.1%—$21,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Columbia International University
    		46%94.5%2,914$26,036Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Eastern Mennonite University
    		67%100.0%1,154$24,588Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Eastern University
    		60%90.8%8,727$26,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Geneva College
    		61%79.0%1,366$25,890Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Goshen College
    		65%84.1%847$14,493Baccalaureate
    Grace College and Theological Seminary
    		69%82.1%2,304$19,932Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Houghton University
    		67%88.7%1,200$20,519Baccalaureate
    John Brown University
    		72%76.1%2,350$20,397Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Liberty University
    		67%99.0%104,327$29,357Doctoral/Professional
    Messiah University
    		75%79.0%3,373$26,502Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Moody Bible Institute
    		62%82.7%2,202$22,221—
    Ohio Christian University
    		50%38.0%1,431$20,607Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Taylor University
    		74%73.5%2,548$24,865Baccalaureate
    The Master's University and Seminary
    		67%84.0%2,860$32,647Doctoral/Professional
    Toccoa Falls College
    		42%66.0%3,067$21,642Baccalaureate
    University of Valley Forge
    		49%61.2%589$32,265Baccalaureate
    Peer group median65%82.4%2,327$24,588

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    IPEDS

    Lancaster Bible College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    717.569.7071
    Address
    901 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601

    Lancaster Bible College’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness presents the following information as measurable evidences of the college’s outcomes and assessment.

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    Reports & documents (3)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Lancaster Bible College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lancaster Bible College.

    What is the graduation rate at Lancaster Bible College?

    Lancaster Bible College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Lancaster Bible College?

    Lancaster Bible College reports a total enrollment of 2,519 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lancaster Bible College?

    The average net price at Lancaster Bible College is $25,480 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Lancaster Bible College?

    Lancaster Bible College's yield rate is 33.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Lancaster Bible College located?

    Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601-5036.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Lancaster Bible College?

    Lancaster Bible College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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