Luther Rice
College & Seminary
Private College in Lithonia, GA. Median 10-year earnings $47,003.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $47,003 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is the weak point: 0% graduate within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $34,153 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
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
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.73 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
Luther Rice College & Seminary admits 92% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. With 12 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. A 73% 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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A six-year graduation rate of 0% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Just 50% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. 100% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. At 9:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 195 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $27,883 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $27,883 at $0–30k against $11,604 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 64% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,666 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 45% of students.
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 · 2 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 | $27,883 |
| $30–48k | $12,177 |
| $48–75k | $11,604 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 88 of these 195 students, totalling $700,570 — an average of $7,961 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (DeKalb 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)