Kentucky Mountain Bible College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Kentucky Mountain Bible College

Kentucky Mountain Bible College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Jackson, Kentucky (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 69 students of which 104 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 Mountain Bible College is categorized as “21” 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 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,080 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,337, with published in-state tuition of $10,360 and a Pell grant recipient share of 54.0%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.0%. Graduates earn a median of $21,256 ten years after enrolling, compared with $21,778 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 3200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.