Central Christian College of Kansas

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Central Christian College of Kansas

Central Christian College of Kansas operates as a private nonprofit institution located in McPherson, Kansas (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 380 students of which 549 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. Central Christian College of Kansas is categorized as “22” 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 52.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,404, with published in-state tuition of $21,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 24.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 45.0%. Graduates earn a median of $44,468 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,685 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 50500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 49.0% 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.