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Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Lubbock Christian University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Lubbock, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 1,595 students in fall 2024, including 1,313 undergraduates and 282 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.

Lubbock Christian University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 78 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Biology. It awarded 404 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,595
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
404
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
78
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 78

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5
Education 14
Health Professions 11
Psychology 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Theology and Religious Vocations 5
Communication and Journalism 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
English Language and Literature 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Social Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
318
Master's degrees
86

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,595
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,313
Graduate students, fall 2024
282
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,784
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,420
Graduate students, 2024-25
364
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
42%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Lone Star Conference
President
Scott McDowell
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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