Kentucky Christian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Kentucky Christian University

Kentucky Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Grayson, Kentucky (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 429 students of which 544 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. Kentucky Christian University 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 60.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,038, with published in-state tuition of $26,625 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 35.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.1%. Graduates earn a median of $42,375 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,921 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 38000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 53.4% 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.