Private nonprofit

Appalachian Bible College

Mount Hope, West Virginia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·abc.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
—
Total enrollment
223
peer median 207
Avg net price
$11,579
-$2.6k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
99
99 candidates competed
Admitted
77
77.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
61
79.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
71%
4-year graduation
40%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

11.6pp gap
Pell recipients
67%16 of 24
Non-Pell (all)
79%11 of 14
Subsidized loan, no Pell
80%4 of 5
No Federal Aid
78%7 of 9

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
20.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
20.0%
+19.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 80.0%
  • Failing1 · 20.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
-16.7%
$28,980 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
38%
$11,000 debt · $28,980 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2000Next review Aug 2036
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1967Next review Feb 2030

Action history · 4

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  4. Nov 2019Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,772
$30–48k$10,235
$48–75k$12,717
$75–110k$12,721
$110k+$15,143

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$11,579
-$2,597vs peer median $14,176
Federal loans
18.1%
In-state tuition
$18,760
Out-of-state
$18,760

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 138 students received $832K in Pell grants, alongside $199K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
138
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$832K
$832,002 total
Direct Loans
$199K
45 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$92K
23 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$85K
20 loan awards
Parent PLUS$22K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 104 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
104
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.0%
2017
2.5%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Appalachian Bible College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

34 total completions
01Theology
34100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
223
12-mo unduplicated
263
Undergraduate
251
Graduate
12

Gender split

Men
54%141
Women
46%122

Race / ethnicity composition

White
88.6%
Non-resident
3.6%
Black
2.6%
Hispanic
1.6%
Asian
1.6%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Two or more
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
43
26 M · 17 W
Women athletes
39.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$87K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$3K
$3K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
10 M · 9 W
$36K
Soccer
19 M · —
$27K
Volleyball
— · 10 W
$21K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 218 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    7.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    14

    Appalachian Bible College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Appalachian Bible College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAppalachian Bible College
    		71%—223$11,579—
    Catholic International University
    		100%—230$14,176—
    Shepherds Theological Seminary
    		——201——
    Carolina College of Biblical Studies
    		0%—212$21,322—
    Wesley Biblical Seminary
    		—57.1%170——
    Memphis Theological Seminary
    		——157——
    Peer group median71%57.1%207$14,176

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    Frequently asked questions about Appalachian Bible College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Appalachian Bible College.

    What is the graduation rate at Appalachian Bible College?

    Appalachian Bible College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Appalachian Bible College?

    Appalachian Bible College reports a total enrollment of 223 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Appalachian Bible College?

    The average net price at Appalachian Bible College is $11,579 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Appalachian Bible College?

    Appalachian Bible College's yield rate is 79.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Appalachian Bible College located?

    Appalachian Bible College is located in Mount Hope, West Virginia 25880-9557.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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