Colleges / LeTourneau University
College · Private nonprofit · Longview, TX · City
LU

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

Religious affiliation
Address2100 S Mobberly Ave, Longview, TX 75602
Websitewww.letu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate38%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size1,468
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 38% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1208 · ACT 26.

If you get in

1,468 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $51k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$204k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$113k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$92k
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
$37.2k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$3,060

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,468
Location
Longview, TX
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White71%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International5%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.

Colleges / LeTourneau University
College · Private nonprofit · Longview, TX · City
LU

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

Religious affiliation
Address2100 S Mobberly Ave, Longview, TX 75602
Websitewww.letu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate38%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size1,468
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 38% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1208 · ACT 26.

If you get in

1,468 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $51k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$204k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$113k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$92k
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
$37.2k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$3,060

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,468
Location
Longview, TX
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White71%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International5%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.