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Life University is a private regional university located in Marietta, Georgia. Life University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Life University is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,619 10 years after enrolling, 14th in Georgia, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Life University bachelor students earn 16% less than the national average.
Life University’s median net annual cost of $28,537 and average years to graduate of 5.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Life University sorted by number of graduates - Physiology & Pathology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$28,537
Average years to graduate
5.2
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 University - Psychology - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5.2 years. 40% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Life University is 6% lower than the state average, and 17% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Life University, Pell Grant recipients represent 39% of the measured graduating class, 4% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Life University graduates within 5.2 years.
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 University’s economic mobility score of 13.26 is calculated by adjusting the 5.01 economic score of lower-income students by the 39% pell grant recipients within the student body. Life University’s EMS of 13.26 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 University pays $28,537 a year, $11,459 less than the $39,996 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 $28,537
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Life University, 95% 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 $28,537 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 65% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,932. This is 11% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,292
Pell grants
$4,490
State grants
$2,714
Institutional grants
$8,622
Life University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 96% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 318 applicants, of which 305 were admitted and 173 enrolled. Life University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
71%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
28%
59%
In-state
48%
68%
1st generation
29%
35%
White
42%
52%
Black
27%
14%
Hispanic
3%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
23%
12%