unitid 140252 · Marietta, GA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Life University
- enrollment 2023
- 3,284
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
893
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
40%
undergrads on Pell grants
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
38%
finish within 150% time
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$41,295
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$29,791
after aid, aided students
80th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,397
after entry, Title IV students
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$16,666
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $28,151 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $26,648
- First-generation students
- 29%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,036
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiropractic. | 423 | $59,986 | — |
| Biology, General. | 41 | $50,932 | $16,668 |
| Psychology, General. | 40 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 39 | — | $31,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 38 | — | $22,439 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 32 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 32 | — | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 18 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 14 | — | — |
| Social Sciences, General. | 11 | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 5 | — | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 4 | — | $41,800 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.