Private nonprofit · Seminary
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Lithonia, Georgia · Large suburb
- 91.7%
- Admit rate
- $27,883
- Avg net price
- —
- Graduation rate
- $47,003
- Median earnings
Luther Rice College & Seminary is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Lithonia, Georgia (large suburb setting), enrolling 165 undergraduates. It has a Baptist religious affiliation.
About Lithonia, Georgia
Lithonia is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. In 1805, Lithonia began as a small crossroads settlement of farmers. The town grew with the coming of the Atlanta Augusta Railroad in 1845, which allowed the granite quarrying industry in the area to flourish. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 16 miles to Atlanta, GA
- To the ocean
- 205 miles
- Nearest airport
- 16 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)
How Luther Rice College & Seminary compares
More selective than 20% · #37 most selective of 46 in Georgia
Higher than 6%
Higher than 30% · #29 of 54 in Georgia
Cheaper than 21% · #45 cheapest of 54 in Georgia
Lower than 2%
Lower than 83%
Larger than 11%
Percentiles compare Luther Rice College & Seminary with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate16533%
- Graduate33267%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women5735%
- Men10865%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White45%
- Black44%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Asian2.4%
- Other or multiracial3.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 165
- Graduate enrollment
- 332
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 87%
- Median family income
- $31,532
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $36,936
- Endowment
- $1,368,474
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 91.7%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $11,320
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,888
- Total cost of attendance
- $31,680
- Average net price
- $27,883
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
- —
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,300
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,003
- Median debt at graduation
- $34,153
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 24%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (508 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.
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.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $47,003
- Typical debt at graduation
- $34,153
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 73%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 68%
Typical debt would take roughly 7.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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.
Men out-earn women by $6,301 (15%) 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
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 51.4″
- Annual snow
- 1.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA US station (16 mi from campus).
What Luther Rice College & Seminary graduates study — and earn
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.