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LeTourneau University is a private regional university located in Longview, Texas. LeTourneau University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at LeTourneau University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,123 10 years after enrolling, 21st in Texas, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, LeTourneau University bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. LeTourneau University is ranked 31st in Texas.
LeTourneau University’s median net annual cost of $23,665 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at LeTourneau University sorted by number of graduates - Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Air Transportation, Education, Registered Nursing, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,665
Average years to graduate
4.5
Civil Engineering
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.3
Mechanical Engr. Tech
Rank: #32
Economic score: 2.6
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #100
Economic score: 16.45
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at LeTourneau University - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Business Administration, Health Administrative Services, Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at LeTourneau University is 11% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At LeTourneau University, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at LeTourneau University graduates within 4.4 years.
LeTourneau University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
LeTourneau University’s economic mobility score of 9.14 is calculated by adjusting the 4.04 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. LeTourneau University’s EMS of 9.14 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at LeTourneau University pays $23,665 a year, $23,221 less than the $46,886 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,665
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At LeTourneau University, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,665 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 62% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,071. This is 8% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,581
Pell grants
$4,970
State grants
$4,009
Institutional grants
$16,974
LeTourneau University offers 16 online bachelor programs, 10 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level LeTourneau University offers 14 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
30
Hybrid programs
6
Percentage of programs online
34%
LeTourneau University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 54% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,290 applicants, of which 1,241 were admitted and 328 enrolled. LeTourneau University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
50%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
47%
59%
In-state
70%
68%
1st generation
34%
35%
White
66%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
16%
12%