The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock Christian University was founded in 1957 by members of the churches of Christ. Lubbock Christian University is a Christ-centered, academic community of learners, transforming the hearts, minds, and hands of students for lives of purpose and service. The university is known for its academic excellence and its commitment to faith that seeks understanding, where wisdom is pursued, vocation is discerned, and service is fostered. The institution typically enrolls from 1600-2000 students—1300-1600 undergraduate and 200-400 graduate. Lubbock Christian University employs 87 full-time faculty and has an undergraduate student to faculty ratio of 14:1. Traditional students make up 86% of enrollment. Traditionally delivered credit hours represent 77% of offerings with 13% offered by hybrid delivery and 10% offered online. The university academic structure is divided into four colleges, two schools, and eleven departments, offering 54 baccalaureate and 19 masters-level programs. The university is a private not-for-profit 4-year or above institution of higher education with a Carnegie Classifications as follows: • Basic: Master's S: Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller program); • Size and Setting: S4/R: Small four-year, primarily residential; • Undergraduate Profile: FT4/S/HTI: Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in; • Enrollment Profile: HU: High undergraduate; • Graduate Instructional Program: Post-baccalaureate-Prof/Other: Post-baccalaureate professional (other dominant fields); and Undergraduate Instructional Program: Prof-F/SGC: Professional focus, some graduate coexistence.

Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2023

Website:

www.lcu.edu

Email:

admissions@lcu.edu

National Accountability Initiative Participant Site:

http://members.ucan-network.org/lcu
First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 309

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49%
12%
1%
8%
30%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
47%
11%
3%
8%
31%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
33%
6%
17%
16%
28%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Lubbock Christian University in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Lubbock Christian University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Lubbock Christian University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Lubbock Christian University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Lubbock Christian University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Lubbock Christian University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
 
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from Lubbock Christian University 0% 1% 5% 33% 47% 49%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Lubbock Christian University 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Lubbock Christian University 0% 1% 5% 33% 47% 49%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 5% 9% 10%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 2% 2% 2%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 2% 6% 11% 12%
Enrolled at Lubbock Christian University 98% 70% 50% 17% 3% 1%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 9% 13% 10% 5% 5%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 9% 9% 6% 4% 3%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 18% 22% 16% 8% 8%
Current Status Unknown 2% 11% 21% 28% 31% 30%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 189

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61%
12%
1%
4%
22%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
59%
9%
6%
7%
19%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
33%
1%
37%
14%
15%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Lubbock Christian University in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Lubbock Christian University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Lubbock Christian University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Lubbock Christian University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Lubbock Christian University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Lubbock Christian University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
 
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from Lubbock Christian University 11% 33% 49% 59% 61% 61%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Lubbock Christian University 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Lubbock Christian University 11% 33% 49% 59% 61% 61%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 1% 5% 8% 11% 11%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 1% 0% 0% 1% 2% 2%
= Total Graduated from another institution 1% 1% 5% 9% 12% 12%
Enrolled at Lubbock Christian University 87% 37% 17% 6% 1% 1%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 1% 8% 6% 4% 2% 3%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 5% 4% 3% 1% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 1% 14% 10% 7% 2% 4%
Current Status Unknown 0% 15% 19% 19% 24% 22%