- The Inkwell
- Kentucky
- Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Jackson, KYRural: remoteZIP 41339Founded 1931
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1931
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1990
- Website
- www.kmbc.edu
KentuckyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Kentucky Mountain Bible College is a private nonprofit college in Jackson, Kentucky, with 69 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $6,392 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention70%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans25%
$6,392net price / year
100%admission rate
1080average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$39,068median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,599 of 1,704 for earnings#65 of 1,739 for lowest net price#616 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,535 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
- $16,542tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,360
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,360
- Average net price
- $6,392national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,792
$30,001–48,000$8,866
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$8,564
$110,001+$12,160
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 505–598
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 443–528
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 33%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,147
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,068middle 50%: $27,346–$57,614
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$57,614
Median, Kentucky Mountain Bible College$39,068
Lower quarter$27,346
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
- 69
- Part-time
- 46%
- Women / men
- 39% / 61%
- Average age at entry
- 22.4
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $1,050 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,797
- Endowment, end of year
- $6,116,034
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White86%
Hispanic2.9%
Black2.9%
U.S. nonresident7.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.5%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Philosophy & religious studies69%
Theology & religious vocations31%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY | $14,560 | 53% | $38,211 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| New College of Florida Sarasota, FL | $8,222 | 62% | $53,164 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN | $10,989 | 58% | $55,010 |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA | $5,869 | 44% | $50,389 |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH | $13,247 | 63% | $71,477 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA | $11,402 | 47% | $52,507 |
| Albion College Albion, MI | $14,673 | 57% | $64,083 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 157030. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6392309.