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Hannibal-LaGrange University

Hannibal-LaGrange University is based in the town of Hannibal, MO — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Southern Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$9,571

family income
under $30k

$12,221

$30–48k

$19,304

$48–75k

$22,094

$75–110k

$23,435

over $110k

Average net price

$22,8142023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Hannibal-LaGrange University rose from $13,470 (2008) to $22,814 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,470
2009	$13,347
2010	$11,780
2011	$15,236
2012	$14,894
2013	$16,509
2014	$17,328
2015	$18,171
2016	$18,594
2017	$21,189
2018	$20,256
2019	$20,946
2020	$17,790
2021	$20,679
2022	$21,123
2023	$22,814

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$40,8392024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Hannibal-LaGrange University rose from $22,925 (2009) to $40,839 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$22,925
2010	$24,620
2011	$25,266
2012	$26,344
2013	$27,560
2014	$29,079
2015	$30,251
2016	$31,661
2017	$32,635
2018	$34,924
2019	$34,441
2020	$36,128
2021	$36,584
2022	$37,045
2023	$39,296
2024	$40,839

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$8,550
2001	$8,850
2002	$9,500
2003	$10,160
2004	$10,870
2005	$11,420
2006	$12,708
2007	$13,630
2008	$14,656
2013	$18,770
2014	$19,530
2015	$21,110
2016	$21,810
2017	$21,810
2018	$22,750
2019	$23,590
2020	$24,000
2021	$24,500
2022	$25,600
2023	$26,880

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Hannibal-LaGrange University reports published tuition of $26,880 in this record. Hannibal-LaGrange University's $26,880 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Hannibal-LaGrange University reports 410 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

50.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Hannibal-LaGrange University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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50.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Hannibal-LaGrange University rose from 35.5% (entered 1991) to 50.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	35.5%
1992 cohort	71.1%
1993 cohort	79.5%
1994 cohort	2.4%
1995 cohort	56.9%
1996 cohort	58.3%
1997 cohort	44.6%
1998 cohort	52.3%
1999 cohort	44.8%
2000 cohort	47.3%
2001 cohort	57%
2002 cohort	46%
2003 cohort	43.8%
2004 cohort	53.1%
2005 cohort	44.5%
2006 cohort	51.9%
2007 cohort	65.7%
2008 cohort	35.3%
2009 cohort	47.5%
2010 cohort	51.2%
2011 cohort	50.6%
2012 cohort	36.5%
2013 cohort	40.8%
2014 cohort	42.9%
2015 cohort	39%
2016 cohort	38.7%
2017 cohort	44.3%
2018 cohort	50.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,000	$5,096
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,688	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,320	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,833	$4,408
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,375	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,556	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,500	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,500	$5,482
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,474
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$7,765
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,753	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,975	$6,084
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,709	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,250	$8,830
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,250	$9,312
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,550	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,050	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,126	$8,245
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,750	$7,501
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,599	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,185

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$43,436

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$42,643

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Hannibal-LaGrange University admitted 207 of 285 applicants in Fall 2024. The 72.6% rate describes that application pool.

72.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $26,880 tuition · 2023–24 410 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Hannibal-LaGrange University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	15	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Hannibal-LaGrange University received 285 applications and admitted 207 (72.6%), with 97 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

72.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	37.8%
Fall 2002	96.7%
Fall 2003	94%
Fall 2004	96.1%
Fall 2005	95.8%
Fall 2006	96%
Fall 2007	95.9%
Fall 2008	89.8%
Fall 2009	87%
Fall 2010	59.4%
Fall 2011	59.7%
Fall 2012	68.4%
Fall 2013	68.1%
Fall 2014	61.2%
Fall 2015	58.7%
Fall 2016	61.6%
Fall 2017	54.5%
Fall 2018	53.6%
Fall 2019	61.2%
Fall 2020	64.6%
Fall 2021	65%
Fall 2022	67.1%
Fall 2023	58.7%
Fall 2024	72.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1067–1315Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1030	1200
Fall 2003	430	1360
Fall 2005	935	1200
Fall 2006	940	1195
Fall 2007	860	1050
Fall 2008	818	980
Fall 2010	700	970
Fall 2011	720	1010
Fall 2012	685	1310
Fall 2013	850	1140
Fall 2019	890	1150
Fall 2020	1075	1315
Fall 2021	1070	1317
Fall 2022	1067	1315

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	24
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	17	27
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	19	24
Fall 2021	19	24
Fall 2022	17	25
Fall 2023	17	25
Fall 2024	15	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

410Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Hannibal-LaGrange University fell from 1,117 (Fall 2002) to 410 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,117
Fall 2003	1,113
Fall 2004	1,061
Fall 2005	852
Fall 2006	951
Fall 2007	941
Fall 2008	890
Fall 2009	900
Fall 2010	929
Fall 2011	958
Fall 2012	943
Fall 2013	921
Fall 2014	865
Fall 2015	847
Fall 2016	797
Fall 2017	744
Fall 2018	677
Fall 2019	605
Fall 2020	559
Fall 2021	543
Fall 2022	397
Fall 2023	381
Fall 2024	410

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Hannibal-LaGrange University rose from 66% (Fall 2003) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	66%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	53%
Fall 2006 cohort	56%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	54%
Fall 2009 cohort	60%
Fall 2010 cohort	61%
Fall 2011 cohort	62%
Fall 2012 cohort	62%
Fall 2013 cohort	57%
Fall 2014 cohort	52%
Fall 2015 cohort	54%
Fall 2016 cohort	50%
Fall 2017 cohort	59%
Fall 2018 cohort	61%
Fall 2019 cohort	60%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	58%
Fall 2022 cohort	79%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Hannibal-LaGrange University

Faculty pay at Hannibal-LaGrange University averages $34,656 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Hannibal-LaGrange University as a primarily residential campus of 410 undergraduates — and 78.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 15 and 24 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Hannibal-LaGrange University's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Hannibal-LaGrange University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Hannibal-LaGrange University72.6%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Hannibal-LaGrange University$26,880

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Hannibal-LaGrange University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Hannibal-LaGrange University$42,643

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Hannibal-LaGrange University, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Hannibal-LaGrange University	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	72.6%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$26,880	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$42,643	$47,885	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Hannibal-LaGrange University report?

The middle 50% of Hannibal-LaGrange University's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 15–24; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Hannibal-LaGrange University's acceptance rate?

72.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 207 admitted from 285 applicants.

How much does Hannibal-LaGrange University cost?

At Hannibal-LaGrange University, tuition is $26,880. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Hannibal-LaGrange University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $42,643. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

Evangel University — 71.6% admitted
Cottey College — 69.2% admitted
University of Central Missouri — 63.8% admitted
Missouri Baptist University — 68.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.