Lubbock Christian University Overview

Located in Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Lubbock Christian University Known For?

• Students at LCU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at LCU.
• For the <nil> academic year, 51% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, LCU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,426 a year. That's about 16% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Lubbock Christian University?

Contact details for LCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5601 19Th Street, Lubbock, TX 79407-2099
Phone:	806-796-8800
Website:	www.lcu.edu

How Do I Get Into LCU?

You can apply to LCU online at: https://www.lcu.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for LCU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into LCU?

LCU has the high acceptance rate of 95%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to LCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 593. Math scores were between 470 and 593.

LCU received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Lubbock Christian University?

The overall average net price of LCU is $29,182. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LCU, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $6,877 a year. That adds up to $27,508 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LCU is 2.2%. 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.

Lubbock Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,393 undergraduate students at LCU, with 1,173 being full-time and 220 being part-time.

There are also 268 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,173 full-time undergraduates at LCU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lubbock Christian University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	242
White	745
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	90

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Lubbock Christian University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at LCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Lubbock Christian University

In 2020-2021, 498 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of LCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lubbock Christian University was 56.6%. This is the #617 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at LCU 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%.

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
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

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