College · Private for-profit · Carpinteria, CA · Suburb
Lionel University
Carpinteria, CA
Online-only
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size370
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $29k/yr. 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
370 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 $32k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$127k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$118k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$9k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $15.3k
- Books & supplies
- $0
How students pay for it.
Pell grants45%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans66%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $5k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 370
- Location
- Carpinteria, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Size & setting
- Two-year · very small
- Undergrad program
- Two-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Distance Education Accrediting Commission
- Also known as
- Lionel
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White46%
- Black30%
- Hispanic13%
- Two or more races4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native4%
- Asian1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time29%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans7%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$30k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1
What you can study.