Lubbock Christian University
Private College in Lubbock, TX. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $53,787.
Ten years after entry, the median Lubbock Christian University student earns $53,787 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 51%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $20,948, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
73% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. 1,669 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield sits at 26% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. 30% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 500–610 | 95 (30%) |
| SAT Math | 450–580 | |
| ACT Composite | 19–27 | 57 (18%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 51% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. 31% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,210 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $24,544 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($23,018 versus $26,305), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 94% of students get grant aid averaging $17,524, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Most students borrow — 75% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 283 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 | $23,018 |
| $30–48k | $21,468 |
| $48–75k | $23,767 |
| $75–110k | $24,906 |
| $110k+ | $26,305 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 910 of these 1,210 students, totalling $9,870,065 — an average of $10,846 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lubbock County) — 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)