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
$22,139
+$2.1k 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

76.0pp gap
Pell recipients
24%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 76.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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$20,475
$30–48k$20,363
$48–75k$20,416
$75–110k$22,198
$110k+$25,111

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,139
+$2,150vs Baccalaureate median $19,989
Federal loans
59.3%
In-state tuition
$25,000
Out-of-state
$25,000

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 programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

104 total completions
01Business
3028.8%
02Health Professions
2221.2%
03Theology
1817.3%
04Education
1413.5%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
76.7%
06Psychology
54.8%
07Public Admin
43.8%
08Biological Sciences
21.9%
09History
21.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
550
12-mo unduplicated
592
Undergraduate
544
Graduate
48

Gender split

Men
62%368
Women
38%224

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.5%
Black
17.1%
Hispanic
6.2%
Two or more
3.9%
Non-resident
2.7%
Unknown
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
369
267 M · 102 W
Women athletes
27.6%
Athletic aid
$4.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.6M
$966K
Recruiting expense
$34K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$23K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
97 M ·
$1.6M
Baseball
68 M ·
$1.0M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
47 M · 12 W
$244K
Basketball
27 M · 26 W
$870K
Soccer
21 M · 23 W
$476K
Softball
· 20 W
$379K

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
1.59
1 offenses · 629 students

3-year trend

1.452 yrs ago5.931 yr ago1.59Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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
Liquor01

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$22,139Baccalaureate
Alice Lloyd College
39%75.2%589$17,839Baccalaureate
Brescia University
53%35.2%690$14,626Baccalaureate
Kentucky Wesleyan College
46%71.6%887$36,431Baccalaureate
Beacon College
58%43.5%531$36,576Baccalaureate
Central Baptist College
35%63.5%547$16,664Baccalaureate
Peer group median43%63.5%570$19,989

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 $22,139 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.

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