10-yr median earnings
$31,053
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Lansing, Michigan
Great Lakes Christian College
Great Lakes Christian College is a private nonprofit institution in Lansing, Michigan. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $31,053
- 10-yr median earnings
- $15,524
- Avg net price / yr
- 30.8%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Great Lakes Christian College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 22nd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 30.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Great Lakes Christian College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
29/100
Great Lakes Christian College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$31,053
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,524
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
30.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$18,779
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
48.9%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$15,524
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
30.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 30.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Great Lakes Christian College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Great Lakes Christian College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Great Lakes Christian College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$31,053 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Great Lakes Christian College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,053 | #3984 of 5103 | 22nd |
| Average net price | $15,524 | #2190 of 5020 | 56th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 30.8% | #4242 of 4858 | 13th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 197 | #3655 of 5462 | 33rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
197
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
30.8%
150%-time completion
$31,053
10-yr median earnings
48.9%
First-year retention
How Great Lakes Christian College ranks in Michigan
State rank among 145 reporting Michigan colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Great Lakes Christian College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,053 | #88 of 145 | 39th |
| Average net price | $15,524 | #61 of 138 | 56th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 30.8% | #109 of 132 | 17th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 197 | #89 of 149 | 40th |
Highest former-student earnings in Michigan
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kettering University | $94,823 | $34,660 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Michigan | $92,405 | $28,045 |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $83,648 | $13,138 |
| 4 | Michigan Technological University | $78,198 | $14,182 |
| 5 | Walsh College | $72,081 | - |
| 6 | University of Detroit Mercy | $71,030 | $15,232 |
| 7 | Lawrence Technological University | $69,151 | $32,918 |
| 8 | Michigan State University | $67,253 | $19,680 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo College | $65,590 | $19,072 |
| 10 | Thomas M Cooley Law School | $63,450 | - |
| 11 | Northwood University | $63,075 | $27,232 |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute-Canton | $62,575 | $22,985 |
| 88 | Great Lakes Christian CollegeThis school | $31,053 | $15,524 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Great Lakes Christian College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,510 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$16,854 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$14,394 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$21,553 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Great Lakes Christian College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $19,520 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $19,520 |
| Average Net Price | $15,524 |
53.1%
Pell Grant Rate
50.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$18,779
Median Debt
$199/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Great Lakes Christian College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,440 to $18,700 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +1.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$14,440
Highest year
$18,700
Most recent (2023)
$18,700
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,3912023 · $18,700
Over the same years, enrollment went -19.6% (194 → 156 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
46.7%
Female
29.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
48.9%
Retention Rate
$28,240
Median Earnings (6yr)
39.0%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 30.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 48.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $28,240 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $31,053 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 39.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $18,779 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $199/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Great Lakes Christian College? ▼
Great Lakes Christian College is a private nonprofit institution in Lansing, Michigan. Undergraduate enrollment is 197 students.
How much do Great Lakes Christian College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Great Lakes Christian College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,053 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,240.
How much does Great Lakes Christian College cost? ▼
The average net price at Great Lakes Christian College is $15,524. In-state tuition is $19,520 and out-of-state tuition is $19,520. Median student debt at graduation is $18,779.
What is the graduation rate at Great Lakes Christian College? ▼
Great Lakes Christian College has a 30.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 48.9%.
Is Great Lakes Christian College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Great Lakes Christian College is $18,779, while former students earn a median of $31,053 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 60% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $199.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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