Life University

Private · Moderately Selective · GA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationGA · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads893

Student:faculty15:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate29.3%

6-yr grad rate37.9%

Drop-out rate37.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$15k

Out-of-state tuition$15k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity72.2%

Gender diversity50.9%

International17.2%

Identity—

Overview

Life University in Marietta, Georgia is best known as home to one of the largest chiropractic programs in the world. Its undergraduate degrees cluster tightly around health and wellness — exercise science, nutrition, and biology — largely serving as a pipeline into the university's Doctor of Chiropractic program or related health careers.

Academics

Undergraduate coursework is built with an eye toward chiropractic and allied-health graduate study, grounded in the university's distinctive vitalistic health philosophy — a specific tradition within chiropractic education that frames the body's innate healing capacity as central, distinct from a purely biomedical framing found elsewhere.

Campus & student life

Campus culture is shaped heavily by the large chiropractic graduate population and the vitalistic wellness philosophy that runs through campus life generally, even for undergraduates not yet in the professional program.

Getting in

Undergraduate admission is accessible, and many students enroll already intending to continue into Life's own Doctor of Chiropractic program.

After graduation

A substantial share of undergraduates progress directly into Life's chiropractic program, while others move into nutrition, wellness coaching, or fitness-related careers.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate93%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 920–1130 · ACT 17–20

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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