Elim Bible College
Lima, New York · Also known as EBC · Website
$8,840
net price a year, after grants
$8,840
net price a year, after grants
Elim Bible College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lima, New York with 100 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,840 a year (tuition and fees $10,480). It admits 100% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $10,247 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,840
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$10,480
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,247
About $109 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,840
- Tuition and fees
- $10,480
- Cost of attendance
- $19,630
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,256
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,685
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,613
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,130
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2016-17 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,968 in 2016-17 to $10,480 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 100
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 4
- Endowment
- $67K
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,840 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,480 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,247 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,391 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | $11,182 | $18,339 | $39,670 | $41,884 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $28,811 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lima and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Elim Bible College cost?
$8,840 a year is the average net price at Elim Bible College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,480, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,630. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,256 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Elim Bible College?
100% of applicants are admitted to Elim Bible College. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much student debt do Elim Bible College graduates have?
$10,247 is the median federal student loan debt of Elim Bible College graduates, about $109 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Elim Bible College?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Elim Bible College finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Elim Bible College?
Religion/Religious Studies (17 certificate graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (17 bachelor's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (10 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.