Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, LA · Private · Small suburb · LCU
Private institution in Pineville, LA · 750 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $51,700 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $16,874814th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,7401,105th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,740840th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,564961st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,875872nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,700983rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,6151,181st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.3%1,465th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 60.8%1,572nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.8%1,023rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7501,532nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.8%667th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 196 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,042 | $62,211 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $40,768 | $39,369 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $32,382 | $41,565 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $24,035 | $38,289 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptistsource
- Founded in 1906source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Wildcats"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #FA8A5C and #0038A8source
- Campus size: about 81 acressource
- Formerly known as "Louisiana College"source
- Formerly known as "(1906–2021)"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- Plays for the "Border Claw Trophy"source
- Fight song: ""Fightin' Wildcats""source
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,124,861 (M $1,306,898 · W $817,963)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Louisiana Christian University’s 750 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA · 770 undergrads
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, LA · 826 undergrads
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 843 undergrads
- Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA · 615 undergrads
- Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 1,095 undergrads
- University of Holy CrossNew Orleans, LA · 405 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC · 750 undergrads
- Simpson UniversityRedding, CA · 751 undergrads
- St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL · 749 undergrads
- Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA · 748 undergrads
- Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthOmaha, NE · 752 undergrads
- University of the OzarksClarksville, AR · 753 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelcuniversity.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 159568)
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- Compare with New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminarySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Louisiana Christian University vs New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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