Colleges / Louisiana Christian University
College · Private nonprofit · Pineville, LA · Suburb
LCU

Louisiana Christian University

Pineville, LA

Religious affiliation
Address1140 College Dr, Pineville, LA 71359
Websitewww.lcuniversity.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size672
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

672 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 $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$135k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$52k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$83k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$20.3k
Room & board
$8.5k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans59%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out43%
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
672
Location
Pineville, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, 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.

  • White57%
  • Black28%
  • International7%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 44

What you can study.

Colleges / Louisiana Christian University
College · Private nonprofit · Pineville, LA · Suburb
LCU

Louisiana Christian University

Pineville, LA

Religious affiliation
Address1140 College Dr, Pineville, LA 71359
Websitewww.lcuniversity.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size672
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

672 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 $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$135k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$52k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$83k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$20.3k
Room & board
$8.5k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans59%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out43%
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
672
Location
Pineville, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, 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.

  • White57%
  • Black28%
  • International7%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 44

What you can study.