LaGrange College

www.lagrange.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $34,460
    2.5% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $21,139
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    62.1%
    1,522 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    813
    97.3% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    44.5%
    94 Graduates

    About

    LaGrange College is a higher education institution located in Troup County, GA. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at LaGrange College were General Business Administration & Management (22 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (21 degrees), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (11 degrees).

    In 2024, 145 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at LaGrange College. 58.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (98 degrees), 2.72 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (36 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at LaGrange College is $34,460, which is $6,282 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at LaGrange College is $34,460, which is $6,282 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,139.

    In 2024, 94% of undergraduate students attending LaGrange College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 68% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $34,460
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at LaGrange College was $34,460. The cost of tuition at LaGrange College is $6,282 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Average Net Price

    $21,139
    2024 Value
    13.9%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 LaGrange College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,139. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of LaGrange College grew by 13.9%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $12,972
    Room and Board
    $1,200
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at LaGrange College was of $12,972 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 7.97% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies increased by 20% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    94%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    68%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    94% of undergraduate students at LaGrange College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 4.08% with respect to 2023, when 98% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    LaGrange College received 1,522 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 4.46% annual growth. Out of those 1,522 applicants, 945 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 62.1% acceptance rate.

    There were 813 students enrolled at LaGrange College in 2024. 60% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    LaGrange College has an overall enrollment yield of 25%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    62.1%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    945
    Accepted Out of 1,522

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of LaGrange College was 62.1% (945 admissions from 1,522 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 63.2%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 4.46%, while admissions grew by 2.61%.

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    SAT Scores

    60%
    Submission Percentage (2020)
    105
    Scores Submitted (2020)

    60% of enrolled first-time students at LaGrange College in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    LaGrange College had a total enrollment of 813 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at LaGrange College is 791 students and the part-time enrollment is 22. This means that 97.3% of students enrolled at LaGrange College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at LaGrange College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54.7% White, 30.9% Black or African American, 7.26% Hispanic or Latino, 3.94% Two or More Races, 1.11% Asian, 0.615% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.123% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at LaGrange College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (30%), followed by White Female (27.7%) and Black or African American Male (18.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (40.9%), followed by Black or African American Female (28.9%) and Black or African American Male (9.79%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    97.3%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at LaGrange College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 813 students. The full-time enrollment at LaGrange College is 791 and the part-time enrollment is 22. This means that 97.3% of students enrolled at LaGrange College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    67%
    2024 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 LaGrange College was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), LaGrange College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      445 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      251 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      59 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at LaGrange College is 54.7% White, 30.9% Black or African American, 7.26% Hispanic or Latino, 3.94% Two or More Races, 1.11% Asian, 0.615% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.123% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% 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, 2 students (0.246%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 25 more women than men received degrees from LaGrange College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at LaGrange College is white (98 degrees awarded). There were 2.72 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (36 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at LaGrange College is General Business Administration & Management (22 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (21 degrees) and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (11 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at LaGrange College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees awarded), Education (41 degrees), and History (4 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at LaGrange College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,685,504 people), Secondary school teachers (634,907 people), Education administrators (335,432 people), Other managers (286,809 people), and Postsecondary teachers (246,528 people).

    The most specialized majors at LaGrange College in 2024 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees awarded), Education (41 degrees), History (4 degrees), English (4 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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 LaGrange College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at LaGrange College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees awarded), Education (41 degrees), History (4 degrees), English (4 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at LaGrange College are Elementary & secondary schools (3,209,704 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (560,998 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (277,337 people), Computer Systems Design (233,563 people), and Legal services (184,205 people).

    The most specialized majors at LaGrange College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11 degrees awarded), Education (41 degrees), History (4 degrees), English (4 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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 LaGrange College.
    General Mathematics
    Most Common (2024)
    3 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at LaGrange College was General Mathematics with 3 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    60
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    85
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 60 degrees were awarded to men at LaGrange College, which is 0.706 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (85).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 14 degrees were awarded to men at LaGrange College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.75 times more than the 8 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 18 degrees were awarded to men at LaGrange College in Registered Nursing, which is 6 times more than the 3 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    45%
    100% Completion Time
    51%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 45% of students graduating from LaGrange College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 51% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 51% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      98 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      36 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      6 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at LaGrange College is white (98 degrees awarded). There were 2.72 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (36 degrees).

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      137 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      136 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      130 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at LaGrange College is white female (137 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (136 degrees).

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    Operations

    LaGrange College has an endowment valued at nearly $65.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 7.38M (11.3%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

    In 2024, LaGrange College had a total salary expenditure of 26.7M. LaGrange College employs 20 Professors, 13 Associate professors and 13 Assistant professors. Most academics at LaGrange College are Male Professor (12), Female Assistant professor (9), and Female Professor (8).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at LaGrange College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 28 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 20 employees, and Management with 16 employees.

    Endowment

    $65.1M
    2024 Endowment
    11.5%
    growth from 2023

    LaGrange College has an endowment valued at about $65.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of LaGrange College grew 11.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $15.7M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $8.84M
    2024 Salaries
    0.814%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, LaGrange College paid a median of $8.84M in salaries, which represents 33.1% of their overall expenditure ($26.7M) and a 0.814% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.95% decline between 2022 and 2023, and a 11.3% decline between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $3.21M
    Instructional Salaries
    52
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, LaGrange College paid a total of $3.21M to 52 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.3% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at LaGrange College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 28 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 20 employees, and Management with 16 employees.

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