Life University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Life University

Life University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Marietta, Georgia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 893 students of which 1,106 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 University is categorized as “18” 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 93.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,030 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,791, with published in-state tuition of $15,036 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,666, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 35.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 62.8%. Graduates earn a median of $47,397 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,368 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 83400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.0% 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.