by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Hannibal - LaGrange University was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, HLGU is ranked #1,591 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when HLGU held the #1,892 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
If you're applying to Hannibal - LaGrange University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 65%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 15% of students accepted to HLGU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 532 and 638. Math scores were between 538 and 679.
The student to faculty ratio at HLGU is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hannibal - LaGrange University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Hannibal - LaGrange University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At HLGU this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 671 undergraduates at HLGU with 504 being full-time and 167 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,384 | $19,995 | $19,907 | $20,169 | $21,881 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of HLGU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At HLGU, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,441 a year. That adds up to $29,764 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at HLGU is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for HLGU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2800 Palmyra Rd, Hannibal, MO 63401 |
| Phone: | 573-221-3675 |
| Website: | www.hlg.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/HLGuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/hlguniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34 | $27,669 |
| Business Administration & Management | 25 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 13 | $27,673 |
| Social Work | 12 | $30,019 |
| Nursing | 7 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 7 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 6 | NA |
| Recreation Administration | 6 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 4 | NA |
| General Biology | 3 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 226 students took at least one online class at Hannibal - LaGrange University. This is a decrease from the 248 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 226 | 102 |
| 2019-2020 | 248 | 127 |
| 2018-2019 | 228 | 95 |
| 2017-2018 | 241 | 104 |
| 2016-2017 | 94 | 87 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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