LaGrange College

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition
$32,800
2.5% growth from 2021
2022 Average Net Price
$21,557
After Financial Aid
2020 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2022 Acceptance Rate
59.1%
1,414 Applicants
2022 Enrolled Students
679
96.2% Full-Time
2022 Graduation Rate
50.6%
119 Graduates

About

LaGrange College is a higher education institution located in Troup County, GA. In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at LaGrange College were Registered Nursing (42 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (26 degrees), and Elementary Education & Teaching (9 degrees).

In 2022, 198 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at LaGrange College. 62.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 37.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (156 degrees), 5.03 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (31 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at LaGrange College is $32,800, which is $4,470 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at LaGrange College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 398 total borrowers.

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at LaGrange College is $32,800, which is $4,470 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,557.

In 2022, 100% of undergraduate students attending LaGrange College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 75% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$32,800
2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at LaGrange College was $32,800. The cost of tuition at LaGrange College is $4,470 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

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Average Net Price

$21,557
2022 Value
1.52%
1 Year Growth

In 2022 LaGrange College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,557. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of LaGrange College grew by 1.52%.

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Other Student Expenses

$11,880
Room and Board
$1,000
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at LaGrange College was of $11,880 in 2022. The cost of room and board did not change between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

100%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
75%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

100% of undergraduate students at LaGrange College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 1.01% with respect to 2021, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2020 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at LaGrange College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 398 total borrowers.

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Admissions

LaGrange College received 1,414 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 11.3% annual growth. Out of those 1,414 applicants, 836 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 59.1% acceptance rate.

There were 679 students enrolled at LaGrange College in 2022. 60% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

LaGrange College has an overall enrollment yield of 26.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

59.1%
Acceptance Rate in 2022
836
Accepted Out of 1,414

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of LaGrange College was 59.1% (836 admissions from 1,414 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 74.8%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 11.3%, while admissions declined by 12.1%.

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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 679 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at LaGrange College is 653 students and the part-time enrollment is 26. This means that 96.2% of students enrolled at LaGrange College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at LaGrange College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 56.4% White, 26.7% Black or African American, 3.53% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Two or More Races, 0.884% Asian, and 0.295% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at LaGrange College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (28.9%), followed by White Female (28%) and Black or African American Male (18.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (32.8%), followed by Black or African American Female (26.6%) and White Male (15.6%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

96.2%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at LaGrange College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 679 students. The full-time enrollment at LaGrange College is 653 and the part-time enrollment is 26. This means that 96.2% of students enrolled at LaGrange College are enrolled full-time compared with 79.6% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

62%
2022 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 62%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), LaGrange College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    383 enrolled students
  2. Black or African American
    181 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    24 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at LaGrange College is 56.4% White, 26.7% Black or African American, 3.53% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Two or More Races, 0.884% Asian, and 0.295% 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 Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.3% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.1% 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, 52 students (7.66%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2022, 48 more women than men received degrees from LaGrange College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at LaGrange College is white (156 degrees awarded). There were 5.03 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (31 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at LaGrange College is Registered Nursing (42 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (26 degrees) and Elementary Education & Teaching (9 degrees).

In 2022,  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 Education (55 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (15 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (7 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

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 (1,763,442 people), Secondary school teachers (576,904 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (437,425 people), Other managers (411,067 people), and Education administrators (344,744 people).

The most specialized majors at LaGrange College in 2022 are Education (55 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (15 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (7 degrees), History (3 degrees), and Social Sciences (11 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at LaGrange College are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at LaGrange College are Education (55 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (15 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (7 degrees), History (3 degrees), and Social Sciences (11 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Common Industries by Major

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 (3,204,926 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (604,330 people), Legal services (360,720 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (315,022 people), and Computer Systems Design (304,310 people).

The most specialized majors at LaGrange College are Education (55 degrees awarded), Visual & Performing Arts (15 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (7 degrees), History (3 degrees), and Social Sciences (11 degrees) (as of 2022).

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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.
Most Common (2022)
  1. 42 degrees awarded
  2. 26 degrees awarded
  3. 9 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at LaGrange College was Registered Nursing with 42 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

75
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2022
123
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2022

In 2022, 75 degrees were awarded to men at LaGrange College, which is 0.61 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (123).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 18 degrees were awarded to men at LaGrange College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 2.25 times more than the 8 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 38 degrees were awarded to men at LaGrange College in Registered Nursing, which is 9.5 times more than the 4 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

41%
100% Completion Time
44%
150% Completion Time

In 2022, 41% of students graduating from LaGrange College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% 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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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Male
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at LaGrange College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

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.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    156 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    31 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    3 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at LaGrange College is white (156 degrees awarded). There were 5.03 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (31 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)
  1. White Female
    99 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    57 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    20 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at LaGrange College is white female (99 degrees awarded). There were 1.74 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (57 degrees).

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Operations

LaGrange College has an endowment valued at nearly $54.1M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −5.66M (−10.5%) compared to the 0.58% average return (286k on 49.3M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2022, LaGrange College had a total salary expenditure of 27.2M. LaGrange College employs 22 Assistant professors, 18 Professors and 16 Associate professors. Most academics at LaGrange College are Female Assistant professor (12), Male Professor (11), and Female Associate professor (10).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at LaGrange College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 27 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 22 employees, and Management with 19 employees.

Endowment

$54.1M
2022 Endowment
11.5%
decline from 2021

LaGrange College has an endowment valued at about $54.1M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of LaGrange College declined 11.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $4.79M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$9.32M
2022 Salaries
11.3%
decline from 2021

In 2022, LaGrange College paid a median of $9.32M in salaries, which represents 34.3% of their overall expenditure ($27.2M) and a 11.3% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.57% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 2.44% decline between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$3.26M
Instructional Salaries
56
Number of Employees

In 2022, LaGrange College paid a total of $3.26M to 56 employees working as instructors, which represents 34.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.04M (32.1%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

Assistant professor
Most Common Instructor
22 Employees
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
27 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at LaGrange College were Assistant professor with 22 employees, Professor with 18 employees, and Associate professor with 16 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at LaGrange College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 27 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees, and Management with 19 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)
  1. Female Assistant professor
  2. Male Professor
  3. Female Associate professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at LaGrange College was Female Assistant professor with 12 employees, Male Professor with 11 employees, and Female Associate professor with 10 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at LaGrange College.

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