Life University

www.life.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$13,545
4.88% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$30,403
After Financial Aid
2023 Acceptance Rate
93.8%
404 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
2,711
88.5% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
32.1%
36 Graduates

About

Life University is a higher education institution located in Cobb County, GA. N/A

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Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions SchoolsSpecial Focus Institutions

Costs

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After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $30,403.

In 2023, 80% of undergraduate students attending Life University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 49% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$13,545
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Life University was $13,545. N/A

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Average Net Price

$30,403
2023 Value
7.71%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Life University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $30,403. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Life University grew by 7.71%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

80%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
49%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

80% of undergraduate students at Life University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a growth of 5.26% with respect to 2022, when 76% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Life University received 404 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 9.82% annual growth. Out of those 404 applicants, 379 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 93.8% acceptance rate.

There were 2,711 students enrolled at Life University in 2023. N/A

Life University has an overall enrollment yield of 54.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

93.8%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
379
Accepted Out of 404

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Life University was 93.8% (379 admissions from 404 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 97.8%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants declined by 9.82%, while admissions declined by 13.5%.

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Enrollment

Life University had a total enrollment of 2,711 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Life University is 2,400 students and the part-time enrollment is 311. This means that 88.5% of students enrolled at Life University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Life University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 41.5% White, 20.5% Black or African American, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.73% Asian, and 1.51% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Life University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (14.9%), followed by White Female (14.8%) and Black or African American Male (13.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (24.2%), followed by White Male (23.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (11.8%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

88.5%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Life University in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,711 students. The full-time enrollment at Life University is 2,400 and the part-time enrollment is 311. This means that 88.5% of students enrolled at Life University are enrolled full-time compared with 70.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

63%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Life University was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Life University had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    1,125 enrolled students
  2. Black or African American
    557 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    555 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Life University is 41.5% White, 20.5% Black or African American, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.73% Asian, and 1.51% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 41.6% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 112 students (4.13%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Life University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Health (457 degrees awarded), Biology (82 degrees), and Psychology (79 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Life University are Registered nurses (1,660,945 people), Physicians (583,639 people), Other managers (523,620 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (420,069 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (374,295 people).

The most specialized majors at Life University in 2023 are Health (457 degrees awarded), Biology (82 degrees), Psychology (79 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (32 degrees), and Social Sciences (11 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Life University are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Life University are Health (457 degrees awarded), Biology (82 degrees), Psychology (79 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (32 degrees), and Social Sciences (11 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Life University are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,371,677 people), Elementary & secondary schools (1,104,088 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (807,252 people), Outpatient care centers (598,431 people), and Offices of physicians (459,005 people).

The most specialized majors at Life University are Health (457 degrees awarded), Biology (82 degrees), Psychology (79 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (32 degrees), and Social Sciences (11 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Life University.
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Most Common (2023)
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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Male
Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Life University is Male and Asian (50% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    204 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    200 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    98 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Life University is white female (204 degrees awarded). There were 1.02 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (200 degrees).

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Operations

N/A Life University employs 73 Assistant professors, 30 Associate professors and 12 Professors. N/A

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Life University are: Management, with 116 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 72 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 47 employees.

Salary Expenditure

$38.3M
2023 Salaries
3.55%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Life University paid a median of $38.3M in salaries, a 3.55% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.192% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 5.05% growth between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$9.62M
Instructional Salaries
116
Number of Employees

In 2023, Life University paid a total of $9.62M to 116 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.1% of all salaries paid.

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Occupations by Share

Assistant professor
Most Common Instructor
73 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
116 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Life University were Assistant professor with 73 employees, Associate professor with 30 employees, and Professor with 12 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Life University were Management with 116 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 72 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 47 employees.

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