- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- King University
Bristol, TNCity: smallZIP 37620Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.king.edu
- Member of
- ACA
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
King University
King University is a private nonprofit university in Bristol, Tennessee, with 908 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $22,416 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention60%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans57%
$22,416net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$65,781median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,022median debt
#536 of 1,704 for earnings#1,049 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,255 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,493 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
- $49,948tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,564
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,564
- Average net price
- $22,416national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,395
$30,001–48,000$23,293
$48,001–75,000$20,055
$75,001–110,000$21,258
$110,001+$26,068
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,678
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,781middle 50%: $42,184–$95,714
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,022
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,714
Median, King University$65,781
Lower quarter$42,184
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
- 908
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 29.8
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,235 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,149
- Endowment, end of year
- $39,867,681
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic5.1%
Black5.8%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races7.3%
U.S. nonresident5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.0%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Health professions18%
Public administration & social service11%
Education7.8%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.4%
Psychology7.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.0%
Computer & information sciences4.7%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 220516. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6412129.