Lancaster Bible College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster Bible College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,569 students of which 2,335 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. Lancaster Bible College is categorized as “20” 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 55.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,180 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,480, with published in-state tuition of $29,990 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.4%. Graduates earn a median of $44,096 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,747 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 63900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.