- The Inkwell
- Kentucky
- Kentucky Christian University
Grayson, KYTown: distantZIP 41143Founded 1919
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1919
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.kcu.edu
- Member of
- ACA
KentuckyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Kentucky Christian University
Kentucky Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Grayson, Kentucky, with 429 undergraduates. It admits 61% of applicants, graduates 25% within six years and costs $25,469 a year after aid.
25%graduate
Admission rate61%
Retention86%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans61%
$25,469net price / year
61%admission rate
1090average SAT
25%graduate in 6 years
$47,183median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,375median debt
#1,379 of 1,704 for earnings#1,255 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,615 of 1,738 for graduation rate#385 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
- $42,017tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $27,655
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,655
- Average net price
- $25,469national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,573
$30,001–48,000$24,324
$48,001–75,000$26,619
$75,001–110,000$24,875
$110,001+$27,512
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 61%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college61%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college25%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 25%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,894
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,183middle 50%: $31,200–$70,670
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,375
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,670
Median, Kentucky Christian University$47,183
Lower quarter$31,200
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
- 429
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 31% / 69%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 45%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,770 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,212
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,588,334
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic8.6%
Black18%
Two or more races6.5%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown0.2%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management39%
Psychology14%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies10%
Theology & religious vocations8.9%
Education7.6%
Health professions7.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.1%
Public administration & social service5.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Christian College Dallas, TX | $26,141 | 24% | $46,823 |
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| Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO | $24,230 | 25% | $50,364 |
| Shaw University Raleigh, NC | $24,242 | 20% | $38,822 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 157100. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6392195.