Luther Rice College & Seminary

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$9,840
7.33% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$27,883
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
91.7%
12 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
508
19.9% Full-Time

About

Luther Rice College & Seminary is a higher education institution located in DeKalb County, GA. In 2024, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Luther Rice College & Seminary were Divinity & Ministry (33 degrees awarded), Pastoral Studies & Counseling (23 degrees), and Biblical Studies (11 degrees).

In 2024, 127 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Luther Rice College & Seminary. 31.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 68.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (71 degrees), 1.39 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (51 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Luther Rice College & Seminary is $9,840, which is $−5,869 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,710).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Luther Rice College & Seminary is $9,840, which is $5,870 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,710).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,883.

In 2024, 64% of undergraduate students attending Luther Rice College & Seminary received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 45% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$9,840
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Luther Rice College & Seminary was $9,840. The cost of tuition at Luther Rice College & Seminary is $−5,870 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,710).

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Average Net Price

$27,883
2024 Value
609%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Luther Rice College & Seminary had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,883. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Luther Rice College & Seminary grew by 609%.

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Other Student Expenses

$16,736
Room and Board
$1,608
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Luther Rice College & Seminary was of $16,736 in 2024. The cost of room and board decreased by 6.15% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,608. The cost of books and supplies increased by 209% during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

64%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
45%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

64% of undergraduate students at Luther Rice College & Seminary received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 6.67% with respect to 2023, when 60% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Luther Rice College & Seminary received 12 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 65.7% annual growth. Out of those 12 applicants, 11 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 91.7% acceptance rate.

There were 508 students enrolled at Luther Rice College & Seminary in 2024.

Luther Rice College & Seminary has an overall enrollment yield of 72.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

91.7%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
11
Accepted Out of 12

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Luther Rice College & Seminary was 91.7% (11 admissions from 12 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 34.3%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 65.7%, while admissions declined by 8.33%.

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Enrollment

Luther Rice College & Seminary had a total enrollment of 508 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Luther Rice College & Seminary is 101 students and the part-time enrollment is 407. This means that 19.9% of students enrolled at Luther Rice College & Seminary are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Luther Rice College & Seminary, both undergraduate and graduate, is 47% White, 41.9% Black or African American, 4.33% Hispanic or Latino, 3.15% Asian, and 0.394% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Luther Rice College & Seminary in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (48.9%), followed by White Female (17%) and Black or African American Male (17%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (35.6%), followed by Black or African American Male (25%) and Black or African American Female (18.8%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

19.9%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Luther Rice College & Seminary in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 508 students. The full-time enrollment at Luther Rice College & Seminary is 101 and the part-time enrollment is 407. This means that 19.9% of students enrolled at Luther Rice College & Seminary are enrolled full-time compared with 71.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

50%
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 Luther Rice College & Seminary was 50%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (75%), Luther Rice College & Seminary had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    239 enrolled students
  2. Black or African American
    213 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    22 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Luther Rice College & Seminary is 47% White, 41.9% Black or African American, 4.33% Hispanic or Latino, 3.15% Asian, and 0.394% 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 40.5% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 15.7% Black or African American.

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Graduates

In 2024, 47 fewer women than men received degrees from Luther Rice College & Seminary. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Luther Rice College & Seminary is white (71 degrees awarded). There were 1.39 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (51 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Luther Rice College & Seminary is Divinity & Ministry (33 degrees awarded), followed by Pastoral Studies & Counseling (23 degrees) and Biblical Studies (11 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Luther Rice College & Seminary, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (122 degrees awarded), Business (4 degrees), and Psychology (1 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Luther Rice College & Seminary are Accountants & auditors (1,024,174 people), Other managers (801,143 people), Financial managers (537,091 people), Chief executives & legislators (421,436 people), and Human resources workers (299,894 people).

The most specialized majors at Luther Rice College & Seminary in 2024 are Theology (122 degrees awarded), Business (4 degrees), and Psychology (1 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 Luther Rice College & Seminary are Surgeons, Gaming services workers, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers

The most specialized majors at Luther Rice College & Seminary are Theology (122 degrees awarded), Business (4 degrees), and Psychology (1 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 Luther Rice College & Seminary are Elementary & secondary schools (845,685 people), Computer Systems Design (607,599 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (510,342 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (505,198 people), and Banking & related activities (466,263 people).

The most specialized majors at Luther Rice College & Seminary are Theology (122 degrees awarded), Business (4 degrees), and Psychology (1 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 Luther Rice College & Seminary.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Biblical Studies
    25 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    1 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Luther Rice College & Seminary was Biblical Studies with 25 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

87
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
40
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 87 degrees were awarded to men at Luther Rice College & Seminary, which is 2.17 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (40).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 29 degrees were awarded to men at Luther Rice College & Seminary in Divinity & Ministry, which is 5.8 times more than the 5 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 15 degrees were awarded to men at Luther Rice College & Seminary in Biblical Studies, which is 0.6 times less than the 25 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

25%
150% Completion Time

In 2022, 25% of students graduating from Luther Rice College & Seminary completed their program within 150% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 50% completed their degrees within 200% of the normal time.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

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

The most common race/ethnicity at Luther Rice College & Seminary is white (71 degrees awarded). There were 1.39 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (51 degrees).

0.787% of degree recipients (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Male
    55 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American Male
    28 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    23 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Luther Rice College & Seminary is white male (55 degrees awarded). There were 1.96 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american male (28 degrees).

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Operations

Luther Rice College & Seminary has an endowment valued at nearly $1.37M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 330k (24.1%) compared to the 4.13% average return (558k on 13.5M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2024, Luther Rice College & Seminary had a total salary expenditure of 3.97M. Luther Rice College & Seminary employs 8 Assistant professors, 7 Professors and 5 Associate professors. Most academics at Luther Rice College & Seminary are Male Assistant professor (8), Male Professor (7), and Male Associate professor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Luther Rice College & Seminary are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 6 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 3 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 3 employees.

Endowment

$1.37M
2024 Endowment
4.93%
growth from 2023

Luther Rice College & Seminary has an endowment valued at about $1.37M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Luther Rice College & Seminary grew 4.93% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $12.2M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$2.35M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Luther Rice College & Seminary paid a median of $2.35M in salaries, which represents 59.1% of their overall expenditure ($3.97M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$1.03M
Instructional Salaries
21
Number of Employees

In 2024, Luther Rice College & Seminary paid a total of $1.03M to 21 employees working as instructors, which represents 44.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $216k (5.94%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Luther Rice College & Seminary were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 6 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 3 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 3 employees.

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