by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Lancaster Bible College was awarded 95 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is bible/biblical studies.
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College Factual ranked Lancaster Bible College as #387 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Lancaster Bible College is ranked at #23.
With an acceptance rate of 96%, Lancaster Bible College has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 79% of students accepted to Lancaster Bible College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 500 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lancaster Bible College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lancaster Bible College is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Lancaster Bible College has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Lancaster Bible College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,610 undergraduates at Lancaster Bible College with 792 being full-time and 818 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,208 | $13,887 | $19,844 | $23,447 | $26,193 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lancaster Bible College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lancaster Bible College, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $7,932 a year. That adds up to $31,728 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lancaster Bible College is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Lancaster Bible College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 901 Eden Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601-5036 |
| Phone: | 717-569-7071 |
| Website: | https://www.lbc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/lancasterbible |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/lancasterbible |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Studies | 123 | $35,084 |
| Business Administration & Management | 65 | $29,291 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 21 | $27,628 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 19 | NA |
| Social Work | 15 | $31,477 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | $27,032 |
| Human Services | 11 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 11 | $24,327 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 10 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 7 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 645 students took at least one online class at Lancaster Bible College. This is an increase from the 564 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 645 | 430 |
| 2019-2020 | 564 | 334 |
| 2018-2019 | 550 | 277 |
| 2017-2018 | 554 | 259 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,005 | 204 |
Learn more about online learning at Lancaster Bible College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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