by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Life University was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is chiropractic.
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Life was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
With an acceptance rate of 98%, Life University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 41% of students accepted to Life submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 405 and 587. Math scores were between 425 and 530.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Life University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Life University is 59%. 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 Life 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 obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 14% for first-time, full-time students at Life, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 941 undergraduates at Life with 753 being full-time and 188 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27,044 | $26,836 | $29,393 | $30,848 | $26,691 |
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 Life, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Life, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,284 a year. That adds up to $29,136 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Life are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta, GA 30060 |
| Phone: | 800-543-3202 |
| Website: | www.life.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Chiropractic | 443 | NA |
| General Psychology | 64 | $34,260 |
| General Biology | 52 | NA |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 43 | $36,662 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 34 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | NA |
| Other Health Professions | 27 | NA |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 12 | NA |
| Information Technology | 7 | NA |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 3 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,022 students took at least one online class at Life University. This is an increase from the 986 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,022 | 215 |
| 2021-2022 | 986 | 192 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,761 | 2,761 |
| 2018-2019 | 828 | 44 |
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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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