Lionel University
Carpinteria, California · Also known as Lionel · Website
$29,453
net price a year, after grants
$29,453
net price a year, after grants
Lionel University is a for-profit 4-year college in Carpinteria, California with 370 undergraduates and 33 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,453 a year (tuition and fees $15,265). 67% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $12,668 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,453
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$15,265
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,668
About $134 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
- $29,453
- Tuition and fees
- $15,265
- Cost of attendance
- $31,812
- Students with a need-based grant
- 45%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $29,817
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,635
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 $8,528 in 2015-16 to $15,265 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 370
- Graduate students
- 33
- Part-time students
- 29%
- Women
- 32%
- Students per teacher
- 24
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 4
- Other
- Online only, Open admission
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 | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,453 | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,265 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,668 | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | $11,975 | $46,831 | $52,984 | $40,162 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Carpinteria and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Lionel University cost?
$29,453 a year is the average net price at Lionel University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,265, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,812. Families earning under $30,000 pay $29,817 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lionel University?
Lionel University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Lionel University graduates have?
$12,668 is the median federal student loan debt of Lionel University graduates, about $134 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lionel University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Lionel University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Lionel University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (55 associate's graduates), Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (25 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (21 certificate 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.