King University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for King University

King University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bristol, Tennessee (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 908 students of which 1,317 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. King University is categorized as “18” 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 99.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,347, with published in-state tuition of $36,194 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 47.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 60.1%. Graduates earn a median of $59,831 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,248 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 133900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.9% 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.