Private nonprofit · Community college

Elim Bible College

Lima, New York · Distant rural

0%
Transfer rate: $8,840
Avg net price: 67%
Grad / completion: —
Median earnings

Elim Bible College is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Lima, New York (distant rural setting), enrolling 100 undergraduates. It has a Evangelical Christian religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 100 undergradsDistant ruralOpen admissionCold wintersSnowy

About Lima, New York

Lima is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1830) / Genesee College (1849) in Lima village was one of the first co-educational schools in the country when it first opened in 1822. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 17 miles to Rochester, NY
To Great Lakes shore: 24 miles
Nearest airport: 15 miles to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester (ROC) · major hub

How Elim Bible College compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 10% · #44 most selective of 57 in New York

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 57% · #99 of 185 in New York

First-year retention75%

Higher than 55%

Average net price$8,840

Cheaper than 75% · #27 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$10,247

Lower than 45%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment100

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Elim Bible College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women4141%
Men5959%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White55%
Black12%
Hispanic10%
Other or multiracial23%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 100
Student–faculty ratio: 7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 43%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 36%
Median family income: $34,420
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $32,067
Endowment: $66,514

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $10,480
Room & board: $7,900
Books & supplies: $700
Total cost of attendance: $19,630
Average net price: $8,840

Outcomes

Graduated: 67%
First-year retention: 75%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: —
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: $10,247
Students with federal loans: 32%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 177
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $3,500
Meal plan (year): $3,900
Application fee: $50

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$5,256

$30–48k

$6,685

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

$13,613

$110k+

$19,130

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,114

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,114. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 22 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 82°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 33.6″
Annual snow: 51.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Avon, NY US station (7.2 mi from campus).

What Elim Bible College graduates study — and earn

Religion/Religious StudiesCert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Theological and Ministerial Studies

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Bible/Biblical StudiesAssoc.

10 grads$18k 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt

10$18,339—$11,998

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.