Moody Bible Institute

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Chicago, Illinois (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,510 students of which 1,849 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. Moody Bible Institute is categorized as “24” 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 82.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,221, with published in-state tuition of $15,786 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,149, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.9%. Graduates earn a median of $45,399 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,210 six years post-enrollment. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.