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Life University was awarded 6 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Life was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
With an acceptance rate of 96%, Life 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 33% of students accepted to Life submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 540. Math scores were between 440 and 545.
The student to faculty ratio at Life University is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Life University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Life University this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 17% for first-time, full-time students at Life, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 941 undergraduates at Life with 753 being full-time and 188 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $26,300 | $25,491 | $28,475 | $29,537 | $33,085 |
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 Life, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Life, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $5,932 a year. That adds up to $23,728 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Life is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Life are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta, GA 30060 |
| Phone: | 800-543-3202 |
| Website: | www.life.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/life.edu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/LifeUniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 36 | $25,252 |
| General Biology | 31 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 29 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 25 | NA |
| General Psychology | 19 | NA |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 13 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 5 | NA |
| Information Technology | 3 | NA |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 3 | NA |
| Biopsychology | 2 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 986 students took at least one online class at Life University. This is a decrease from the 2,761 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 986 | 192 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,761 | 2,761 |
| 2018-2019 | 836 | 94 |
| 2017-2018 | 828 | 44 |
| 2016-2017 | 473 | 33 |
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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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