Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Ankeny, Iowa (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 405 students of which 662 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. Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary 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 67.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,109 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,282, with published in-state tuition of $20,270 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,971, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.6%. Graduates earn a median of $40,650 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,372 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 15100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 51.4% 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.