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Louisiana Christian University

Pineville, Louisiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·lcuniversity.edu
6-yr Graduation
44%
+4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
936
peer median 918
Avg net price
$16,874
-$1.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
548
548 candidates competed
Admitted
423
77.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
183
43.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
44%+4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
46%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 87 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 83 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
87
Passing
4
4.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

87programs
  • Passing4 · 4.6%
  • No Data83 · 95.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
83

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.

4
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+20.0%
$55,484 vs $46,221
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+31.4%
$60,731 vs $46,221
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+48.3%
$47,762 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+136.8%
$76,252 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
52%
$25,000 debt · $47,762 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
31%
$16,955 debt · $55,484 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$21,875 debt · $76,252 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
27%
$16,500 debt · $60,731 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1923Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jul 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,046
$30–48k$16,040
$48–75k$17,685
$75–110k$16,983
$110k+$18,102

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,874
-$1,581vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $18,456
Federal loans
59.5%
In-state tuition
$19,740
Out-of-state
$19,740

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 387 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
387
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,252,997 total
Direct Loans
$5.1M
968 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
340 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
386 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.6M
153 loan awards
Parent PLUS$934K
89 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.

Of 429 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (5.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.8%
+3.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
429
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.1%
2017
15.5%
2018
16.2%
2019
5.8%
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 Louisiana Christian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs54
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

168 total completions
01Education
3621.4%
02Health Professions
3017.9%
03Public Admin
2313.7%
04Business
2313.7%
05Parks/Recreation
1911.3%
06Visual/Performing Arts
106.0%
07Biological Sciences
84.8%
08Communication
74.2%
09Psychology
63.6%
10Theology
63.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
936
12-mo unduplicated
1,095
Undergraduate
867
Graduate
228

Gender split

Men
49%533
Women
51%562

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.4%
Black
27.5%
Non-resident
6.7%
Hispanic
4.1%
Two or more
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Asian
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
343
238 M · 105 W
Women athletes
30.6%
Athletic aid
$2.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.4M
$796K
Recruiting expense
$66K
$17K
Head-coach salaries
$52K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
134 M ·
$1.3M
Soccer
32 M · 24 W
$713K
Baseball
43 M ·
$478K
Softball
· 41 W
$393K
Basketball
22 M · 16 W
$775K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$281K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.97
1 offenses · 1,026 students

3-year trend

0.872 yrs ago2.641 yr ago0.97Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
57

Louisiana Christian vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Louisiana Christian selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectLouisiana Christian University
44%936$16,874Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Holy Cross
40%73.7%802$16,780Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Carolina University
21%39.5%880$18,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Greensboro College
46%70.1%967$19,314Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Warner University
37%42.8%900$21,007Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Coker University
40%94.0%1,325$18,045Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median40%70.1%918$18,456

Frequently asked questions about Louisiana Christian University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Louisiana Christian.

What is the graduation rate at Louisiana Christian University?

Louisiana Christian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Louisiana Christian University?

Louisiana Christian University reports a total enrollment of 936 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Louisiana Christian University?

The average net price at Louisiana Christian University is $16,874 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Louisiana Christian University?

Louisiana Christian University's yield rate is 43.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Louisiana Christian University located?

Louisiana Christian University is located in Pineville, Louisiana 71359.

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