Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA · Private · Large suburb · LIFE Bible College · LPU
Private institution in San Dimas, CA · 393 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $43,299 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $22,3431,300th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,4621,137th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,462887th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,1931,045th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,395936th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,2991,447th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,8141,490th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.8%890th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 56.1%1,683rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.0%1,379th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3931,739th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.6%410th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 35 mi (LAX)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $26,850 | $25,967 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | $24,035 | $27,488 |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $21,234 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Other Protestantsource
- Founded in 1923source
- School colors: #001A49 and #FFCE31source
- Athletic nickname: "Warriors"source
- Motto: "Christ Centered - Spirit Filled"source
- Formerly known as "Echo Park Evangelistic and Missionary Training Institute" (1923–1926)source
- Formerly known as "LIFE Bible College (1926–2000s)"source
- Formerly known as "Life Pacific College (2000s–2019)"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 4 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $505,592 (M $245,956 · W $259,636)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitelifepacific.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 117104)
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