Private nonprofit · College

LaGrange College

Lagrange, Georgia · Distant town

62.1%
Admit rate
$20,875
Avg net price
47%
Graduation rate
$51,745
Median earnings

LaGrange College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Lagrange, Georgia (distant town setting), enrolling 636 undergraduates. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 636 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 62% admitNCAA Division III with football · USA South Athletic Conference

About Lagrange, Georgia

LaGrange is a city in and the county seat of Troup County, Georgia, United States. LaGrange is named after the country estate near Paris of the wife of the Marquis de La Fayette. When La Fayette, a Revolutionary War hero, visited Georgia in 1825 on a national tour, he remarked on the similarity of local topography to his wife's property. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
40 miles to Columbus, GA
To the ocean
188 miles
Nearest airport
37 miles to Columbus (CSG)

How LaGrange College compares

Selectivity62.1%

More selective than 74% · #12 most selective of 46 in Georgia

Graduation rate47%

Higher than 34% · #20 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention67%

Higher than 24%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,745

Higher than 43% · #15 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$20,875

Cheaper than 46% · #31 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$25,730

Lower than 27%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment636

Larger than 26%

Percentiles compare LaGrange College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.

LaGrange College campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

798students
  • Undergraduate63680%
  • Graduate16220%

Undergraduates by gender

636undergrads
  • Women27543%
  • Men36157%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White56%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic7.2%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial7.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
636
Graduate enrollment
162
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
43%
First-generation students
25%
Students over 25
4%
Median family income
$53,444
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,767
Endowment
$65,131,890

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 183 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia77%
  • Other U.S. states22%
  • International0.5%

Most first-years stay in state — LaGrange College draws overwhelmingly from Georgia.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
62.1%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$35,400
Room & board
$13,166
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$49,681
Average net price
$20,875

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
47%
Graduated on time (4 years)
37%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
44%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,599
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,745
Median debt at graduation
$25,730
Students with federal loans
68%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
51%

About 10% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
37%
Low-income (Pell)
40%
First-generation
35%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
499
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
78%
Housing charge (year)
$6,920
Meal plan (year)
$5,924
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
USA South Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
332 (243 men · 89 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Football105
Baseball51
Soccer49
Basketball37
Lacrosse22
Softball21
Tennis16
Volleyball15
Golf10
Beach Volleyball6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (813 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$20,764
$30–48k
$19,322
$48–75k
$18,718
$75–110k
$18,707
$110k+
$24,549

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$80,826

$18,718/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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
$18,198
average award, among those who get one

LaGrange College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $18,198. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 220 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$51,745
Typical debt at graduation
$25,730
Debt vs. one year's pay
50%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$46,693
Men
$56,984

Men out-earn women by $10,291 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
52.5″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, LA Grange 1N, GA US station (1.2 mi from campus).

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.