SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

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

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary operates as a private nonprofit institution located in El Dorado Hills, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 198 students of which 439 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. SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary 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 40.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,680, with published in-state tuition of $10,460 and a Pell grant recipient share of 44.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,677, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.3%. Graduates earn a median of $35,418 ten years after enrolling, compared with $30,871 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 25000.0% 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.