- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PACity: smallZIP 18711Founded 1946
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1946
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.kings.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
King's College
King's College is a private nonprofit college in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with 1,484 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $21,439 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention76%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans75%
$21,439net price / year
93%admission rate
1170average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$66,035median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#523 of 1,704 for earnings#978 of 1,739 for lowest net price#650 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,297 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
- $57,805tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,100
- Average net price
- $21,439national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,616
$30,001–48,000$16,352
$48,001–75,000$18,296
$75,001–110,000$21,681
$110,001+$26,808
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,222
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,035middle 50%: $45,883–$95,570
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,570
Median, King's College$66,035
Lower quarter$45,883
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
- 1,484
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,851 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,208
- Endowment, end of year
- $120,608,267
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic15%
Black6.4%
Asian2.8%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown0.3%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Health professions21%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.7%
Education6.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.3%
Psychology4.1%
Engineering3.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213321. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6410887.