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Kairos University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·kairos.edu
Total enrollment
1,239
peer median 663
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
39
39 candidates competed
Admitted
33
84.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
3
9.1% yield

Program outcomes

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

Of 9 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
9
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

9programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data9 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
9

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1979Next review Aug 2031
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Accredited since 1968Next review Mar 2030

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Feb 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  3. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
  4. Feb 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $393K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$393K
52 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$393K
52 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.

Of 58 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
58
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
1.2%
2018
1.4%
2019
1.7%
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 Kairos

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

226 total completions
01Theology
18581.9%
02Business
198.4%
03Psychology
125.3%
04Health Professions
104.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,239
12-mo unduplicated
1,638
Undergraduate
82
Graduate
1,556

Gender split

Men
64%1,042
Women
36%596

Race / ethnicity composition

White
91.7%
Black
8.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 917 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    9.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    13

    Kairos vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Kairos selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectKairos University
    1,239
    Ozark Christian College
    58%93.6%736$17,931
    Covenant Theological Seminary
    550
    Concordia Seminary
    589
    Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    64%96.4%3,945$25,140
    Mission University
    44%434$21,887
    Peer group median58%95.0%663$21,887

    Frequently asked questions about Kairos University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Kairos.

    How many students attend Kairos University?

    Kairos University reports a total enrollment of 1,239 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Kairos University?

    Kairos University's yield rate is 9.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Kairos University located?

    Kairos University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105.

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