Life Pacific University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Life Pacific University

Life Pacific University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in San Dimas, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 456 students of which 449 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. Life Pacific University is categorized as “22” 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 95.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,898, with published in-state tuition of $22,118 and a Pell grant recipient share of 53.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,395, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.0%. Graduates earn a median of $43,299 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,814 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 23200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 51.4% 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.