Louisiana Christian University

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

Louisiana Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Pineville, Louisiana (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 672 students of which 867 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. Louisiana Christian University 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 77.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,113, with published in-state tuition of $20,266 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,875, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 52.4%. Graduates earn a median of $51,700 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,615 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 55900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.4% 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.