LeTourneau University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for LeTourneau University

LeTourneau University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Longview, Texas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,468 students of which 3,976 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. LeTourneau University is categorized as “19” 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 38.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,208 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,185, with published in-state tuition of $37,160 and a Pell grant recipient share of 13.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.8%. Graduates earn a median of $57,103 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,058 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 177000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.4% 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.