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Life Pacific University is a private regional college located in San Dimas, California. Life Pacific University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Life Pacific University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,006 10 years after enrolling, 92nd in California, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Life Pacific University bachelor students earn 5% more than the national average. Life Pacific University is ranked 71st in California.
Life Pacific University’s median net annual cost of $20,583 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Life Pacific University sorted by number of graduates - Pastoral Counseling, Biblical Studies - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,583
Average years to graduate
4.4
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 1 graduate programs at Life Pacific University - Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 51% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Life Pacific University is 16% lower than the state average, and 3% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Life Pacific University, Pell Grant recipients represent 50% of the measured graduating class, 15% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Life Pacific University graduates within 4.6 years.
Life Pacific University is in the top 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.
Life Pacific University’s economic mobility score of 13.59 is calculated by adjusting the 5.84 economic score of lower-income students by the 50% pell grant recipients within the student body. Life Pacific University’s EMS of 13.59 ranks in the bottom 50% 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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Life Pacific University pays $20,583 a year, $10,414 less than the $30,997 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 $20,583
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Life Pacific University, 87% 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 $20,583 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 76% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,079. This is 22% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,370
Pell grants
$4,526
State grants
$6,598
Institutional grants
$4,621
Life Pacific University offers 2 online bachelor programs, both of which are in hybrid format 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
2
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
25%
Life Pacific University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 94% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 116 applicants, of which 109 were admitted and 76 enrolled. Life Pacific University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
89%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
43%
59%
In-state
81%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
37%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
42%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
12%
12%