Lancaster Bible College Overview

Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster Bible College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Lancaster Bible College Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Lancaster Bible College.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 30% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average Lancaster Bible College student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Lancaster Bible College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Lancaster Bible College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Missionary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Lancaster Bible College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Youth Ministry Schools	College Factual

Where Is Lancaster Bible College?

Contact details for Lancaster Bible College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 Eden Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601-5036
Phone:	717-569-7071
Website:	https://www.LBC.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/lancasterbible
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/lancasterbible

How Do I Get Into Lancaster Bible College?

You can apply to Lancaster Bible College online at: https://www.lbc.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Lancaster Bible College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lancaster Bible College?

With an acceptance rate of 97%, Lancaster Bible College is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 72% of students accepted to Lancaster Bible College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

Lancaster Bible College received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 22.

Can I Afford Lancaster Bible College?

The overall average net price of Lancaster Bible College is $32,488. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 Lancaster Bible College, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $8,538 a year. That adds up to $34,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lancaster Bible College is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lancaster Bible College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,610 undergraduate students at Lancaster Bible College, with 792 being full-time and 818 being part-time.

There are also 428 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 792 full-time undergraduates at Lancaster Bible College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lancaster Bible College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	502
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	200

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Lancaster Bible College. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Lancaster Bible College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Haiti.

Online Learning at Lancaster Bible College

In 2019-2020, 564 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lancaster Bible College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Lancaster Bible College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lancaster Bible College was 12.8%. This is the #1,277 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lancaster Bible College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Lancaster Bible College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Biblical Studies	46	1	123	0	6	2	178
Business Administration & Management	5	0	65	0	24	3	97
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	21	0	36	0	57
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	0	36	6	42
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	1	14	0	15
Social Work	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Health & Physical Education	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Human Services	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1	0	7	0	0	0	8
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Missionary Studies	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Communications Technology	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Teaching English or French	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Music	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Special Education	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Sacred Music	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	52	1	326	1	124	11	515

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.