College · Private nonprofit · Lansing, MI · Suburb
Great Lakes Christian College
Lansing, MI
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$28k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size197
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $28k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
197 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$121k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$59k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $19.5k
- Room & board
- $9.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,100
How students pay for it.
Pell grants53%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans51%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention51%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr36%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$28k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$31k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 197
- Location
- Lansing, MI
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White53%
- Black31%
- Two or more races7%
- Hispanic4%
- Asian2%
- International2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$34k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 11
What you can study.