Lionel University
Tuition, net price, admissions, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Carpinteria, California
Net price / year
$29,453
after grants & scholarships
higher than 53% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
Open admission
accepts most applicants
Graduation rate
52%
within 150% of normal time
higher than 57% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Median earnings
$50,674
4 years after graduating
lower than 59% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Lionel University at a glance
- What is the tuition at Lionel University?
- Undergraduate tuition and fees are $15,265 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at Lionel University?
- The average cost of attendance is $31,812 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at Lionel University?
- The average net price is $29,453 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at Lionel University?
- This school has open admission: most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- What is the graduation rate at Lionel University?
- 52% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
- How much do graduates of Lionel University earn?
- The median graduate earns $50,674 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- This school has open admission, so most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- It would take about 8.6 years of the earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate to cover the estimated net cost (not counting income forgone while studying).
- Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 42%, compared with 52% for all students, a gap of 10 points.
- About 94% of undergraduates are 25 or older.
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences is the largest field of study here, at 54% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
Tuition and cost of attendance at Lionel University
Average net price
$29,453 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$117,812
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $31,812
- Tuition & fees$15,265
- Books & supplies$0
- Room & board$19,431
- Other expenses$14,040
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $15,265
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $15,265
Lionel University acceptance rate and admissions
Open admission
The school admits most applicants who meet basic requirements.
Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Lionel University
Graduation rate
52%
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.
Typical monthly payment
$134
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Years of earnings premium to cover cost
8.6 years
Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 3.2%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Completion within 150% of normal time, by group
Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).
All students, same entering cohort: 67%
Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By family income
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at Lionel University ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate · Graduates: 47 | $52,984 | 1 yr$46,8314 yrs$52,984 | U.S. median $40,162 U.S. middle half $25.2K–$56.6K · Above the U.S. median | $11,975 |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 46.2%
- Black or African American 29.7%
- Hispanic or Latino 13.2%
- Asian 1.4%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 3.5%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1.1%
- Two or more races 4.1%
- U.S. nonresident 0.3%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 0.5%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 68.4%
- Women 31.6%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
94%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 370
- Part-time students
- 29%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 45%
- Receive federal loans
- 66%
- Students per faculty member
- 24 : 1
- Setting
- Suburb
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at Lionel University?
For the 2024-25 academic year, Lionel University reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $15,265. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at Lionel University?
The average cost of attendance at Lionel University is $31,812 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $29,453 a year. That is around the middle of for-profit 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at Lionel University get?
45% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 66% receive federal loans.
What is the acceptance rate at Lionel University?
Lionel University has open admission: it accepts most applicants who meet basic requirements.
What is the graduation rate at Lionel University?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Lionel University finish within 150% of normal time.
How much do Lionel University graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $50,674 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $48,575.
Is Lionel University worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Lionel University, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 8.6 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $12,668, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 52% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
How much debt do Lionel University graduates have?
Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $12,668, or about $134 a month on a 10-year plan.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things