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.
Lubbock Christian University was awarded 27 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is elementary education.
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College Factual ranked LCU as #1,464 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LCU held the #1,473 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
LCU also holds the #75 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
Lubbock Christian University has an acceptance rate of 95%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for LCU.
About 37% of students accepted to LCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 593. Math scores were between 470 and 593.
At LCU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 Lubbock Christian University is 51%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lubbock Christian University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At LCU this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,382 undergraduates at LCU with 1,156 being full-time and 226 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,217 | $21,689 | $24,332 | $24,820 | $28,939 |
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 LCU, 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 LCU, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $6,877 a year. That adds up to $27,508 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LCU is 7.3%. 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 LCU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5601 19Th Street, Lubbock, TX 79407-2099 |
| Phone: | 806-796-8800 |
| Website: | https://www.lcu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/LCUedu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/LCUedu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 51 | $65,681 |
| Health & Physical Education | 22 | $33,498 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 14 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 14 | $33,210 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 14 | $31,199 |
| General Biology | 11 | NA |
| Social Work | 11 | NA |
| Mathematics | 9 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 8 | $33,510 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 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, 498 students took at least one online class at Lubbock Christian University. This is a decrease from the 540 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 498 | 78 |
| 2019-2020 | 540 | 71 |
| 2018-2019 | 482 | 60 |
| 2017-2018 | 479 | 14 |
| 2016-2017 | 570 | 53 |
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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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