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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Hannibal, MO
Population 30,000
Website https://www.hlg.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (76%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 386
Men / Women 51% / 49%
Athletes 58.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
International 9%
Black 8%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2012 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2013 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2014 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2015 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2016 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2017 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2018 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2019 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2020 Men: 54.2% 54.2% 2021 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2022 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 Men: 60.6% 60.6% 2024 Men: 48.5% 48.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2015 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2016 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2017 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2018 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2019 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2021 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2018 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2023 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2011 White: 90.5% 90.5% 2012 White: 91.5% 91.5% 2013 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2014 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2015 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2016 White: 71.5% 71.5% 2017 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2018 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2019 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2020 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2021 White: 81.2% 81.2% 2022 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2023 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2024 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2011 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2012 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2013 International: 9.0% 9.0% 2014 International: 15.0% 15.0% 2015 International: 15.3% 15.3% 2016 International: 19.8% 19.8% 2017 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2018 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2019 International: 15.5% 15.5% 2020 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2021 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2023 International: 13.2% 13.2% 2024 International: 8.5% 8.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2024 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2020 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2025 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2021 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2022 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2023 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2024 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2025 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2020 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 International: 8.7% 8.7% 2022 International: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 International: 8.5% 8.5% 2024 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2025 International: 8.8% 8.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hannibal-LaGrange University 90 51% / 49% 3% $47,488 27 96%
Computer Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $76,727 85 —
Mathematics — — — — $66,172 74 —
Biology 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,623 43 —
Exercise Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $48,246 30 —
Nursing 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $72,578 81 96%
Business Administration 14 — 93% / 7% 7% $50,461 36 97%
Business Administration and Management — — — — $49,813 34 —
Recreation Management 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,866 20 —
Christian Studies 14 — 86% / 14% 0% $45,561 22 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,596 22 —
History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Liberal Arts 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $46,116 24 —
Mass Communication 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,879 20 —
Psychology 6 — 0% / 100% 17% $46,086 24 —
Public Relations — — — — $51,829 41 —
Social Work 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Worship Ministry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,758 23 —
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $34,757 5 94%
Elementary Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $34,757 5 94%
Middle School Education — — — — $34,757 5 94%
Secondary Education 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $34,757 5 94%
Special Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $36,231 7 —
Art — — — — $38,747 9 —
Graphic Design — — — — $42,502 15 —
Music — — — — $39,192 10 —
Theatre Arts 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $39,064 10 —
Criminal Justice 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $48,842 31 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $28,761
ROI Percentile 27th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2012 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9% 2013 Graduated: 65.7% 65.7% 2014 Graduated: 35.3% 35.3% 2015 Graduated: 47.5% 47.5% 2016 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2017 Graduated: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 Graduated: 36.5% 36.5% 2019 Graduated: 40.8% 40.8% 2020 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Graduated: 39.0% 39.0% 2022 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7% 2023 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3% 2024 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2012 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2014 Men: 29.4% 29.4% 2015 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2016 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2017 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2018 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2019 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2020 Men: 31.0% 31.0% 2021 Men: 33.9% 33.9% 2022 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2023 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2024 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2011 Women: 42.4% 42.4% 2012 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2013 Women: 70.1% 70.1% 2014 Women: 43.6% 43.6% 2015 Women: 50.9% 50.9% 2016 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2017 Women: 54.9% 54.9% 2018 Women: 37.9% 37.9% 2019 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2020 Women: 55.7% 55.7% 2021 Women: 42.4% 42.4% 2022 Women: 46.6% 46.6% 2023 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2024 Women: 55.0% 55.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2018 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2019 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2020 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2022 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2015 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5% 2023 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2011 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2012 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2013 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2014 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2015 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2016 White: 52.0% 52.0% 2017 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2018 White: 39.9% 39.9% 2019 White: 44.5% 44.5% 2020 White: 46.6% 46.6% 2021 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2022 White: 41.2% 41.2% 2023 White: 46.2% 46.2% 2024 White: 46.9% 46.9% 2011 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 International: 41.7% 41.7% 2014 International: 35.7% 35.7% 2015 International: 21.4% 21.4% 2016 International: 52.9% 52.9% 2017 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 International: 40.7% 40.7% 2020 International: 30.8% 30.8% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 16.7% 16.7% 2023 International: 31.8% 31.8% 2024 International: 72.7% 72.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 40.0% 36 50% / 50% 3% $45,820 23 —
Business & Economics 17.8% 16 94% / 6% 6% $49,762 34 97%
Education 17.8% 16 19% / 81% 0% $34,941 6 94%
Health Sciences 11.1% 10 30% / 70% 0% $62,845 68 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 4 50% / 50% 0% $52,623 43 —
Professional 4.4% 4 75% / 25% 0% $48,842 31 —
Arts 2.2% 2 50% / 50% 50% $39,064 10 —
Computer Science 2.2% 2 50% / 50% 0% $76,727 85 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 59.7% 59.7% 2012 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2013 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1% 2014 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2% 2015 Acceptance: 58.7% 58.7% 2016 Acceptance: 61.6% 61.6% 2017 Acceptance: 54.5% 54.5% 2018 Acceptance: 53.6% 53.6% 2019 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2% 2020 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6% 2021 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1% 2022 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1% 2023 Acceptance: 58.7% 58.7% 2024 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6% 2011 Yield: 39.1% 39.1% 2012 Yield: 41.8% 41.8% 2013 Yield: 36.1% 36.1% 2014 Yield: 43.8% 43.8% 2015 Yield: 53.8% 53.8% 2016 Yield: 37.8% 37.8% 2017 Yield: 45.2% 45.2% 2018 Yield: 31.9% 31.9% 2019 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2020 Yield: 41.2% 41.2% 2021 Yield: 40.4% 40.4% 2022 Yield: 45.8% 45.8% 2023 Yield: 30.7% 30.7% 2024 Yield: 46.9% 46.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 682 682 2012 Applicants: 749 749 2013 Applicants: 703 703 2014 Applicants: 899 899 2015 Applicants: 785 785 2016 Applicants: 597 597 2017 Applicants: 682 682 2018 Applicants: 783 783 2019 Applicants: 645 645 2020 Applicants: 492 492 2021 Applicants: 495 495 2022 Applicants: 228 228 2023 Applicants: 366 366 2024 Applicants: 285 285 2011 Admitted: 407 407 2012 Admitted: 512 512 2013 Admitted: 479 479 2014 Admitted: 550 550 2015 Admitted: 461 461 2016 Admitted: 368 368 2017 Admitted: 372 372 2018 Admitted: 420 420 2019 Admitted: 395 395 2020 Admitted: 318 318 2021 Admitted: 322 322 2022 Admitted: 153 153 2023 Admitted: 215 215 2024 Admitted: 207 207 2011 Enrolled: 159 159 2012 Enrolled: 214 214 2013 Enrolled: 173 173 2014 Enrolled: 241 241 2015 Enrolled: 248 248 2016 Enrolled: 139 139 2017 Enrolled: 168 168 2018 Enrolled: 134 134 2019 Enrolled: 125 125 2020 Enrolled: 131 131 2021 Enrolled: 130 130 2022 Enrolled: 70 70 2023 Enrolled: 66 66 2024 Enrolled: 97 97

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1120 – 1300
SAT Math Range 550 – 640
SAT RW Range 570 – 660

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 720 720 2012 25th: 685 685 2013 25th: 850 850 2019 25th: 890 890 2020 25th: 1075 1075 2021 25th: 1070 1070 2022 25th: 1067 1067 2011 75th: 1010 1010 2012 75th: 1310 1310 2013 75th: 1140 1140 2019 75th: 1150 1150 2020 75th: 1315 1315 2021 75th: 1317 1317 2022 75th: 1315 1315

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 360 360 2012 25th: 365 365 2013 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 430 430 2020 25th: 540 540 2021 25th: 538 538 2022 25th: 537 537 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 680 680 2021 75th: 679 679 2022 75th: 679 679

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 360 360 2012 25th: 320 320 2013 25th: 420 420 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 535 535 2021 25th: 532 532 2022 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 480 480 2012 75th: 670 670 2013 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 635 635 2021 75th: 638 638 2022 75th: 636 636

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2012 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2013 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0% 2019 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2023 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0% 2024 Submitted: 38.0% 38.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.