California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Life Pacific University

San Dimas, California. 393 undergraduate students. 12 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Life Pacific University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+102%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at Life Pacific University rose 102% between 2007 and 2010 ($6.6k → $13.4k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-21%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Life Pacific University fell 21% between 2021 and 2024 (51.1% → 40.4%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+21%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Life Pacific University rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 ($18.3k → $22.1k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+17%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Life Pacific University rose 17% between 2007 and 2010 ($10.8k → $12.6k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. California

Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$43,299+21% · 6→10y
California median $42,588
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$35,814
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
56.8%-19% · '98→'24
California median 61.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$14,000+410% · '98→'10
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
393-6% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
56.1%-2% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
94.0%+0% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$20,462+128% · '00→'10
out-of-state $20,462
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.3%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $14,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $43,299 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 19962010388
59338819962010
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1998202440.4%
85%30%19982024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19982010$13,375
$13,375$2,62519982010
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 19982024+77%

Life Pacific University · completion · 100% rose

17.6% → 31.3%

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002010+128%

Life Pacific University · in-state tuition rose

$5,500 → $12,560

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+302%

Life Pacific University · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,500 → $22,118

MEDIAN DEBT · 19982010+410%

Life Pacific University · median debt rose

$2,625 → $13,375

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Life Pacific University · cohort default rate fell

8.7% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+37%

Life Pacific University · earnings_median_6yr rose

$26,100 → $35,814

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

4 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Life Pacific University graduates earn $X” — not “Life Pacific University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Life Pacific University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →