Heritage Christian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Heritage Christian University

Heritage Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Florence, Alabama (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 75 students of which 88 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Heritage Christian University is categorized as “24” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 90.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,020. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,426, with published in-state tuition of $11,982 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.7%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 0.0%. Graduates earn a median of $42,597 ten years after enrolling. Within three years of entering repayment, 2900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.