Mid AtlanticSuburbanPrivate4-yearTheology & Religious & Vocation

Lancaster Bible College

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Lancaster, PA1,569 students
Acceptance Rate
56%
moderate
Median SAT
1,105
Middle 50%: 1070–1280
Net Price After Aid
$22.9k
Sticker $30.0k
Graduation Rate
71%
6-year, full-time

Lancaster Bible College is a private institution in Lancaster, PA with an acceptance rate of 56% and 1,569 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1070–1280 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.50. The average net price after financial aid is $22,872 per year.

About Lancaster Bible College

A private 4-year suburban university in Lancaster, PA.

Lancaster Bible College campus
Campus · Lancaster

Lancaster Bible College is a college in Lancaster, PA. It enrolls roughly 1,569 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 56%. Admitted students typically score between 1070 and 1280 on the SAT.

Mid AtlanticSuburbanPrivate4-yearTheology & Religious & Vocation
Acceptance Rate
56%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
1,569
Small
Retention
79%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
71%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
56%
56 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.50
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1070 to 1280
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.50 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Lancaster Bible College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,0101,200
1,105
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1822
23
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.143.94
3.50
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Lancaster Bible College after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $29,990
Average net price after aid
$22,872
73% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$18,652
$30,001 – $48,000
$16,948
$48,001 – $75,000
$19,100
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$27,820

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
35%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
49%
Avg loan $15,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Lancaster Bible College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
18:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Theology & Religious & Vocation
43% of degrees awarded
Retention
79%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Lancaster Bible College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White68%
  • Asian1%
  • Hispanic1%
  • Black27%
  • Two or more races3%

Gender

  • Female56%
  • Male44%
International
0%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,569

Outcomes after graduation

What Lancaster Bible College graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$44.1k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
71%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$44.1k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$15.0k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$22.9k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$44k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 71% graduation rate is above the national average.

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