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Lionel University
Lionel University is a for-profit campus in suburban Carpinteria, CA. The federal record classifies this institution as distance-education-only. Check its official site for teaching locations, visits and any in-person requirements.
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 (partial)
Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.
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Only two of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at Lionel University — this isn't a full distribution.
Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.
Average net price at Lionel University rose from $17,176 (2019) to $29,453 (2023).
| Year | Net price |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $17,176 |
| 2020 | $13,213 |
| 2021 | $23,512 |
| 2022 | $29,539 |
| 2023 | $29,453 |
Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.
Total cost at Lionel University rose from $21,900 (2020) to $31,812 (2024).
| Year | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $21,900 |
| 2021 | $17,799 |
| 2022 | $26,631 |
| 2023 | $31,812 |
| 2024 | $31,812 |
Tuition & fees
Skip to data tablePublished tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.
| Year | Tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $8,528 |
| 2020 | $10,107 |
| 2021 | $10,107 |
| 2022 | $15,288 |
| 2023 | $15,288 |
Cost, size & completion summary
Cost, size & completion
Reported tuition is $15,265 before grants and other attendance costs. At Lionel University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.
Enrollment sits at 370 — Lionel University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.
67.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Lionel 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.
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 Lionel University fell from 100% (entered 2015) to 67.1% (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.
Lionel University's entering classes are small — single students move the line, so read Lionel University's swings gently.
| Year | Graduated within 6 yrs |
|---|---|
| 2015 cohort | 100% |
| 2016 cohort | 79% |
| 2017 cohort | 38.4% |
| 2018 cohort | 67.1% |
Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)
Historical student groupsMedian federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.
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.
| Year | Completed | Left without degree |
|---|---|---|
| Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17) | — | $3,500 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18) | $10,500 | $7,000 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19) | $11,910 | $7,167 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20) | $13,000 | $6,334 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21) | $12,668 | $5,000 |
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.
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Admissions
Lionel University’s Fall 2024 filing reports open admission. No selective rate is shown; check Lionel University’s current entry requirements.
No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.
What is the campus like?
Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.
Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.
Undergraduate enrollment at Lionel University has wandered from Fall 2015 to Fall 2024 — up to 510 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 370.
| Year | Undergraduates |
|---|---|
| Fall 2015 | 368 |
| Fall 2016 | 344 |
| Fall 2017 | 321 |
| Fall 2018 | 310 |
| Fall 2019 | 379 |
| Fall 2020 | 431 |
| Fall 2021 | 390 |
| Fall 2022 | 510 |
| Fall 2023 | 480 |
| Fall 2024 | 370 |
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 Lionel University fell from 100% (Fall 2019) to 75% (Fall 2023).
Lionel University's entering classes are small — single students move the line, so read Lionel University's swings gently.
| Year | Retention |
|---|---|
| Fall 2014 cohort | 67% |
| Fall 2015 cohort | — |
| Fall 2019 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2020 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2021 cohort | 67% |
| Fall 2022 cohort | 67% |
| Fall 2023 cohort | 75% |
More about Lionel University
44.7% of Lionel University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment.
The Fall 2024 record classifies Lionel University as open admission. Review current entry requirements and the cost and outcome measures separately.
Why some charts are marked “key chart”
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 Lionel 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.
Tuition
Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid
View comparison data & dates
| Metric & basis | Lionel University | California median | National median |
|---|---|---|---|
| TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid | $15,265 | $23,000 | $19,591 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Lionel University cost?
At Lionel University, tuition is $15,265. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.
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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.