Private nonprofit · University

Louisiana Christian University

Pineville, Louisiana · Small suburb

77.2%
Admit rate
$13,113
Avg net price
44%
Graduation rate
$51,700
Median earnings

Louisiana Christian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Pineville, Louisiana (small suburb setting), enrolling 672 undergraduates. It has a Southern Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 672 undergradsSmall suburbAccessible · 77% admitNAIA Division I · Sooner Athletic Conference

About Pineville, Louisiana

Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Louisiana State University was founded by the Louisiana General Assembly in 1853. It was founded under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy and was located near Pineville. Louisiana Maneuvers Museum is located at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
106 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Alexandria (AEX)

How Louisiana Christian University compares

Selectivity77.2%

More selective than 50% · #11 most selective of 23 in Louisiana

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 29% · #16 of 25 in Louisiana

First-year retention52%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,700

Higher than 43% · #11 of 28 in Louisiana

Average net price$13,113

Cheaper than 81% · #9 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$21,875

Lower than 60%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment672

Larger than 27%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

845students
  • Undergraduate67280%
  • Graduate17320%

Undergraduates by gender

672undergrads
  • Women29644%
  • Men37656%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White57%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic3.6%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
672
Graduate enrollment
173
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
43%
First-generation students
37%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$32,431
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,233
Endowment
$45,837,712

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

Admissions

Admission rate
77.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$20,266
Room & board
$8,500
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$33,791
Average net price
$13,113

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)
44%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
52%
Transferred to another college
43%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,615
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,700
Median debt at graduation
$21,875
Students with federal loans
59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
65%

About 11% 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
33%
Low-income (Pell)
26%
First-generation
24%

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
703
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$3,558
Meal plan (year)
$4,398
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
278 (190 men · 88 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 (8)

Football107
Soccer47
Softball34
Baseball33
Basketball29
Volleyball15
Tennis7
Golf6

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (936 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.

1.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$13,203
$30–48k
$14,619
$48–75k
$14,775
$75–110k
$17,347
$110k+
$6,343

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
$64,829

$14,775/year × about 4.4 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
$9,497
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Louisiana Christian University itself, averaging $9,497, which softens the sticker price.

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 177 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)
$51,700
Typical debt at graduation
$21,875
Debt vs. one year's pay
42%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 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
$49,985
Men
$53,393

Men out-earn women by $3,408 (7%) 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
92°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
60.9″
Annual snow
0.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alexandria, LA US station (2.1 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.