Appalachian Bible College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Appalachian Bible College

Appalachian Bible College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Mount Hope, West Virginia (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 193 students of which 244 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Appalachian Bible College is categorized as “24” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,039 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,579, with published in-state tuition of $18,760 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $11,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 73.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.7%. Graduates earn a median of $37,467 ten years after enrolling, compared with $29,147 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 8200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 45.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.