- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- Appalachian Bible College
Mount Hope, WVSuburb: smallZIP 25880Founded 1950
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1950
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: faith-related
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- abc.edu
West VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Appalachian Bible College
Appalachian Bible College is a private nonprofit faith-based college in Mount Hope, West Virginia, with 193 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $12,190 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention66%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share54%
Federal loans15%
$12,190net price / year
78%admission rate
1039average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$42,377median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,517 of 1,704 for earnings#304 of 1,739 for lowest net price#456 of 1,738 for graduation rate#797 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $31,632tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $19,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,700
- Average net price
- $12,190national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,480
$30,001–48,000$10,645
$48,001–75,000$11,735
$75,001–110,000$12,941
$110,001+$13,205
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1039
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 470–583
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 408–523
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college54%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 73%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,975
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,377middle 50%: $21,652–$66,620
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,620
Median, Appalachian Bible College$42,377
Lower quarter$21,652
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 193
- Part-time
- 4.7%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 54%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 55%
- Average faculty salary
- $3,332 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,643
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,164,319
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White89%
Hispanic1.6%
Black2.6%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races0.5%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown1.0%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations100%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237136. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4780834.