🎓 College profile

Alice Lloyd College

KY · Private nonprofit · Remote rural · 1,871 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Affordable on average — net price runs around $18,600/yr.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Biological & Biomedical Sciences or Communication, Journalism, & Related (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: ACT below 16 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
558
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$13,960
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$13,960
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
85.6%
Accepts the majority
ACT middle 50%
16–21
composite
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$40,573
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$35,174
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$40,573
4-year completion
39%
Median debt (completers)
$19,599
Cost of attendance
$31,200
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
58%

💰 True ROI

5.5× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)
$74,400
$18,600/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$50,400
vs sticker $124,800
10-yr earnings total
$405,730
$40,573/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
1.8 yrs
at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Alice Lloyd College, the average net price is $18,600/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$17,444/yr
Family income $30-48k
$16,447/yr
Family income $48-75k
$17,715/yr
Family income $75-110k
$21,757/yr
Family income $110k+
$19,349/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Alice Lloyd College's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Alice Lloyd College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Alice Lloyd College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
23 degrees · 33.3%
Typical career outcomes
Biological Scientist $87k Medical & Clinical Lab Tech $61k Pharmaceutical Rep $82k Physician (post-MD) $239k
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
2. Communication, Journalism, & Related
14 degrees · 20.3%
Typical career outcomes
Public Relations Specialist $67k Marketing Manager $158k Writer / Editor $75k Reporter / Journalist $58k
Media, PR, marketing communications. Salary spread is wide.
3. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
13 degrees · 18.8%
Typical career outcomes
Police Officer $72k Federal Special Agent $102k Detective / Investigator $91k
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.
4. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness
11 degrees · 15.9%
Typical career outcomes
Athletic Trainer $58k Fitness Trainer / Coach $46k Recreation Director $65k
Coaching, athletic training, public-sector recreation, fitness industry.
5. Education
8 degrees · 11.6%
Typical career outcomes
Elementary School Teacher $64k Secondary School Teacher $65k School Principal $101k Special Education Teacher $66k
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

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