Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Website
$44,096
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,096
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lancaster Bible College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with 1,569 undergraduates and 726 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,480 a year (tuition and fees $29,990). It admits 56% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,096 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,480
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,990
US median $11,837
Admission rate
56%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,096
Rank 2,120 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $25,480
- Tuition and fees
- $29,990
- Cost of attendance
- $44,066
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,486
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,017
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,904
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,034
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,957
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $19,980 in 2015-16 to $29,990 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
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1,180
- SAT reading, middle
- 565
- SAT math, middle
- 545
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,569
- Graduate students
- 726
- Part-time students
- 37%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 51
- Endowment
- $19.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,120 of 5,094 US colleges and 165 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,480 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,990 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 56% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,747 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,096 | $49,700 | $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. 62% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $21,955 | $44,601 | $44,718 | $44,533 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $23,250 | $51,101 | $60,674 | $68,257 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | $18,473 | $25,662 | $29,886 | $41,884 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $22,250 | $35,286 | $38,779 | $42,915 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $31,046 | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $24,358 | $24,449 | $35,489 | $47,382 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $21,000 | $35,235 | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $35,779 | $33,664 | $42,735 | $48,597 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,259 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lancaster and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Lancaster Bible College cost?
$25,480 a year is the average net price at Lancaster Bible College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,990, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $44,066. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,486 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lancaster Bible College?
56% of applicants are admitted to Lancaster Bible College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,180 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Lancaster Bible College graduates earn?
$44,096 a year is the median pay of former Lancaster Bible College students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,747 after 6 years). That ranks 2,120 of 5,094 US colleges and 165 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $51,101.
How much student debt do Lancaster Bible College graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Lancaster Bible College graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lancaster Bible College?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Lancaster Bible College finish within 6 years. 79% 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 Lancaster Bible College?
Bible/Biblical Studies (95 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (33 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 51 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.