Quad

Head-to-head

Grace Christian
Life Pacific

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Life Pacific graduates 20 pts more of its students than Grace Christian (53% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Grace Christian has 15 pts more first-gen students than Life Pacific (52% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Grace Christian costs about $8.4K less per year on average than Life Pacific ($15,116 vs. $23,545, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Grace Christian's yield is 11 pts higher than Life Pacific's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Grace Christian's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Life Pacific

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Life Pacific has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Grace Christian (54% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Life Pacific admits 96%, Grace Christian 99%; Grace Christian's yield is higher, at 44%.

Acceptance rate
Grace Christian99%
Life Pacific96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Grace ChristianOpen
  • Life PacificOpen
SAT middle 50%
Grace ChristianTest-blind
Life PacificTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grace ChristianSchool record required
  • Life PacificGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Grace Christian has 1.6× as many undergrads as Life Pacific; Life Pacific has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grace Christian716
Life Pacific456
Pell Grant share
Grace Christian47%
Life Pacific54%

Majors and faculty

Lay Ministry leads at Grace Christian, and Pastoral Studies/Counseling at Life Pacific; Life Pacific has 12 students per faculty member to Grace Christian's 15.

Students per faculty member
Grace Christian15 to 1
Life Pacific12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grace ChristianLay Ministry25%
  • Life PacificPastoral Studies/Counseling30%

What each costs

Grace Christian costs about $8.4K less a year than Life Pacific on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Grace Christian$15.1K
Life Pacific$23.5K
Aid generosity
Grace Christian45%
Life Pacific37%

What each pays off

Life Pacific's former students earn more, a median $43.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 53% at Life Pacific to 33% at Grace Christian.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grace Christian$41.7K
Life Pacific$43.3K
Graduation rate
Grace Christian33%
Life Pacific53%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Grace Christian, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grace ChristianShrinking−34%
  • Life PacificNot enough data
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why