Lubbock Christian University

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

Lubbock Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lubbock, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,252 students of which 1,436 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. Lubbock Christian 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 73.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,100 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,456, with published in-state tuition of $28,540 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,948, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.3%. Graduates earn a median of $53,787 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,464 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 107300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.5% 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.