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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Life Pacific University
  • Northeastern University Oakland

What stands out

Life Pacific University has the lower average net price, Northeastern University Oakland reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Life Pacific University leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Life Pacific University compared with Northeastern University Oakland
MetricLife Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, CAPrivate nonprofit · 4-yearLowest net priceHighest retentionLowest median debtNortheastern University OaklandOakland, CAPrivate nonprofit · 4-yearHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$20,898lowest$25,181
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$35,062$85,418
In-state tuition$22,118$67,778
Out-of-state tuition$22,118$67,778
Admissions
Acceptance rate96%17%
SAT midpointNot reported1,396
ACT midpointNot reported31
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.48%Not reported
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.73%highest0%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$22,395lowest$24,250
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$43,299$92,538highest
Campus
Undergraduates456464

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.