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Nazarene Bible College

Colorado Springs, Colorado·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·nbc.edu
Total enrollment
527
peer median 548
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Program outcomes

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

Of 10 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
2
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing2 · 20.0%
  • No Data8 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
8

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.

2
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+43.4%
$49,899 vs $34,808
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+63.3%
$56,855 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
71%
$35,327 debt · $49,899 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
69%
$39,188 debt · $56,855 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2006Next review Aug 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1976Next review Feb 2027

Action history · 5

  1. Nov 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Nov 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Nov 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Feb 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    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.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
15.7%
In-state tuition
$10,002
Out-of-state
$10,002

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 103 students received $411K in Pell grants, alongside $195K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
103
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$411K
$411,051 total
Direct Loans
$195K
74 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$104K
45 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$91K
29 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 89 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (7.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.8%
+5.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
89
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.4%
2017
13.0%
2018
12.2%
2019
7.8%
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 Nazarene Bible College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

31 total completions
01Theology
2580.6%
02Philosophy/Religion
619.4%
03Education
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
527
12-mo unduplicated
884
Undergraduate
884
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
52%457
Women
48%427

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.2%
Hispanic
10.4%
Black
6.9%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.28
1 offenses · 783 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.311 yr ago1.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Arson
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 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
6.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
3

Nazarene Bible College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Nazarene Bible College 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
SubjectNazarene Bible College
527
Iliff School of Theology
166
Boise Bible College
30%90.5%94$16,884
Ensign College
7,594$10,003Community College
Western Seminary
755
Grace School of Theology
100%568
Peer group median65%90.5%548$13,444

Frequently asked questions about Nazarene Bible College

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

How many students attend Nazarene Bible College?

Nazarene Bible College reports a total enrollment of 527 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Nazarene Bible College located?

Nazarene Bible College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909.

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