- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- Central Christian College of Kansas
McPherson, KSTown: remoteZIP 67460Founded 1884
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1884
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.centralchristian.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Central Christian College of Kansas
Central Christian College of Kansas is a private nonprofit college in McPherson, Kansas, with 380 undergraduates. It admits 53% of applicants, graduates 32% within six years and costs $14,036 a year after aid.
32%graduate
Admission rate53%
Retention45%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans64%
$14,036net price / year
53%admission rate
—average SAT
32%graduate in 6 years
$46,855median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,400 of 1,704 for earnings#436 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,517 of 1,738 for graduation rate#270 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
- $35,025tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $25,755
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,755
- Average net price
- $14,036national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,693
$30,001–48,000$9,235
$48,001–75,000$11,595
$75,001–110,000$13,299
$110,001+$18,217
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 53%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college53%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college45%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college32%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 32%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 45%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,297
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,855middle 50%: $29,029–$71,334
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,334
Median, Central Christian College of Kansas$46,855
Lower quarter$29,029
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
- 380
- Part-time
- 3.4%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 32.2
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 20%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,534 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,254
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,380,219
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic22%
Black15%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races5.8%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown1.3%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities25%
Business & management19%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting18%
Psychology14%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.0%
Education6.0%
Health professions4.0%
Public administration & social service3.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL | $14,781 | 32% | $40,800 |
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| West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV | $14,942 | 30% | $62,910 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154855. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5060545.