Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, Texas · Also known as LCU · Website
$53,787
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,787
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lubbock Christian University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lubbock, Texas with 1,252 undergraduates and 282 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,456 a year (tuition and fees $28,540). It admits 73% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,787 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,948 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,456
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$28,540
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,948
About $222 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,787
Rank 1,189 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
- $24,456
- Tuition and fees
- $28,540
- Cost of attendance
- $41,944
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,018
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,468
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,767
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,906
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,305
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 $20,360 in 2015-16 to $28,540 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
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1,100
- SAT reading, middle
- 532
- SAT math, middle
- 532
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,252
- Graduate students
- 282
- Part-time students
- 8.6%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 60
- Endowment
- $45.9M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,189 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,456 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,540 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,948 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,464 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,787 | $38,474 | $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. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
60 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 37 | $40,341 | $84,157 | $108,279 | $120,193 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,000 | $43,729 | $44,937 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $16,750 | $83,470 | $88,298 | $88,910 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $23,500 | $46,359 | $61,286 | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $18,750 | $45,099 | $55,132 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $26,500 | $34,330 | $53,864 | $53,072 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $28,021 | $32,952 | $49,193 | $51,790 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 9 | $63,947 | $42,671 | $55,727 | $65,184 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,348 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,272 | $58,524 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | $29,479 | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 4 | $32,909 | $59,074 | $62,993 | $71,685 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lubbock and Texas on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Lubbock Christian University cost?
$24,456 a year is the average net price at Lubbock Christian University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $28,540, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $41,944. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,018 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lubbock Christian University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Lubbock Christian University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,100 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Lubbock Christian University graduates earn?
$53,787 a year is the median pay of former Lubbock Christian University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,464 after 6 years). That ranks 1,189 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $84,157.
How much student debt do Lubbock Christian University graduates have?
$20,948 is the median federal student loan debt of Lubbock Christian University graduates, about $222 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 69% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lubbock Christian University?
51% of first-time, full-time students at Lubbock Christian University finish within 6 years. 70% 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 Lubbock Christian University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (37 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (30 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (30 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 60 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.