Louisiana Christian University
Private College in Pineville, LA. Six-year graduation rate 45%. Median 10-year earnings $51,700.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $51,700 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 45%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $21,875, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
77% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is small at 548, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 43% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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45% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 52% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The 43% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 749 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,011 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $13,203 at $0–30k against $6,343 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 96% receive grants worth $16,617 on average. 63% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 214 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,203 |
| $30–48k | $14,619 |
| $48–75k | $14,775 |
| $75–110k | $17,347 |
| $110k+ | $6,343 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 471 of these 749 students, totalling $2,980,003 — an average of $6,327 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Rapides Parish) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)