BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Kentucky Christian University

Grayson, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·kcu.edu
6-yr Graduation
37%
-5.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
550
peer median 570
Avg net price
$24,038
+$6.2k vs Baccalaureate
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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
962
962 candidates competed
Admitted
586
60.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
164
28.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
37%-5.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
37%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

28.2pp gap
Pell recipients
24%20 of 83
Non-Pell (all)
52%35 of 67
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1
No Federal Aid
52%34 of 66

Non-Pell students graduate at a 28.2-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.

Of 23 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 19 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
23
Passing
4
17.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

23programs
  • Passing4 · 17.4%
  • No Data19 · 82.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
19

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.

4
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.9%
$44,584 vs $34,058
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+31.7%
$44,862 vs $34,058
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+142.1%
$122,129 vs $50,451
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+184.1%
$96,766 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
60%
$27,000 debt · $44,862 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
50%
$22,250 debt · $44,584 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$37,510 debt · $122,129 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$17,742 debt · $96,766 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1984Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,241
$30–48k$24,618
$48–75k$24,031
$75–110k$24,420
$110k+$24,116

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,038
+$6,173vs Baccalaureate median $17,866
Federal loans
61.6%
In-state tuition
$26,625
Out-of-state
$26,625

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 268 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
268
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,427,725 total
Direct Loans
$2.7M
646 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$896K
267 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$834K
298 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$359K
28 loan awards
Parent PLUS$604K
53 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 219 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (3.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
219
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.6%
2017
8.2%
2018
8.1%
2019
3.6%
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 Kentucky Christian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs18
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

94 total completions
01Business
3133.0%
02Theology
1516.0%
03Health Professions
1313.8%
04Psychology
1111.7%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
88.5%
06Education
66.4%
07Public Admin
44.3%
08Biological Sciences
44.3%
09History
22.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
550
12-mo unduplicated
593
Undergraduate
525
Graduate
68

Gender split

Men
61%362
Women
39%231

Race / ethnicity composition

White
63.6%
Black
17.7%
Hispanic
8.6%
Two or more
6.5%
Non-resident
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Unknown
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
386
280 M · 106 W
Women athletes
27.5%
Athletic aid
$4.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$1.0M
Recruiting expense
$46K
$25K
Head-coach salaries
$28K
$23K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
112 M ·
$1.7M
Baseball
79 M ·
$1.2M
Soccer
29 M · 25 W
$654K
Basketball
21 M · 22 W
$820K
Softball
· 25 W
$384K
Other Sports
21 M ·
$490K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.39
4 offenses · 541 students

3-year trend

5.932 yrs ago1.591 yr ago7.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs10
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
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
28

Kentucky Christian vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Kentucky Christian 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
SubjectKentucky Christian University
37%550$24,038Baccalaureate
39%75.2%589$18,600Baccalaureate
53%35.2%690$8,709Baccalaureate
46%71.6%887$17,131Baccalaureate
58%43.5%531$53,517Baccalaureate
35%63.5%547$12,287Baccalaureate
Peer group median43%63.5%570$17,866

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Frequently asked questions about Kentucky Christian University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Kentucky Christian.

What is the graduation rate at Kentucky Christian University?

Kentucky Christian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Kentucky Christian University?

Kentucky Christian University reports a total enrollment of 550 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Kentucky Christian University?

The average net price at Kentucky Christian University is $24,038 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Kentucky Christian University?

Kentucky Christian University's yield rate is 28.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Kentucky Christian University located?

Kentucky Christian University is located in Grayson, Kentucky 41143-1199.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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