BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Tabor College

Hillsboro, Kansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·tabor.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
621
peer median 786
Avg net price
$20,205
-$4.4k 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.

IPEDS
Applied
559
559 candidates competed
Admitted
361
64.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
136
37.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
34%-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
34%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
34%
Full-time retention
53%

Pell equity

10.6pp gap
Pell recipients
27%17 of 62
Non-Pell (all)
38%38 of 101
Subsidized loan, no Pell
39%22 of 57
No Federal Aid
36%16 of 44

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.6-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 41 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
41
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

41programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data41 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
41

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.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1965Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 5

  1. Sep 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. May 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Nov 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

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$17,884
$30–48k$17,213
$48–75k$16,986
$75–110k$19,304
$110k+$24,561

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,205
-$4,351vs Baccalaureate median $24,556
Federal loans
59.4%
In-state tuition
$36,200
Out-of-state
$36,200

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, 222 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $3.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
222
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,349,363 total
Direct Loans
$3.1M
588 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$905K
221 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$990K
262 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$543K
44 loan awards
Parent PLUS$670K
61 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 237 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (3.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
237
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.3%
2017
7.0%
2018
8.0%
2019
3.3%
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 Tabor College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

189 total completions
01Business
5730.2%
02Education
3317.5%
03Parks/Recreation
3216.9%
04Psychology
2513.2%
05Social Sciences
136.9%
06Visual/Performing Arts
84.2%
07Biological Sciences
73.7%
08History
52.6%
09Public Admin
52.6%
10English Language
42.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
621
12-mo unduplicated
831
Undergraduate
622
Graduate
209

Gender split

Men
53%441
Women
47%390

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.1%
Hispanic
15.0%
Black
8.7%
Non-resident
8.7%
Two or more
5.3%
Unknown
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
Asian
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
467
285 M · 182 W
Women athletes
39.0%
Athletic aid
$3.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.6M
$896K
Recruiting expense
$49K
$38K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
107 M · —
$1.6M
Soccer
54 M · 38 W
$507K
Basketball
30 M · 33 W
$837K
Baseball
60 M · —
$727K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
16 M · 25 W
$246K
Softball
— · 35 W
$269K

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
3.01
2 offenses · 664 students

3-year trend

5.812 yrs ago3.141 yr ago3.01Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
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

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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
Drugs08
Liquor011

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
35

Tabor College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tabor 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
SubjectTabor College
34%—621$20,205Baccalaureate
Sterling College
41%48.2%694$22,371Baccalaureate
McPherson College
34%76.8%878$26,441Baccalaureate
Bethany College
36%56.0%615$27,686Baccalaureate
Kansas Wesleyan University
49%71.9%1,021$22,671Baccalaureate
Ottawa University-Ottawa
28%83.0%999$27,963Baccalaureate
Peer group median35%71.9%786$24,556

Institutions like Tabor College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Tabor College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Tabor College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Assessment and Institutional Research
Email
admissions [at] tabor.edu
Phone
620-947-3121
Address
400 South Jefferson, Hillsboro, KS 67063

The primary goal of the Assessment team is to continuously evaluate student outcomes and use those insights to improve educational quality, ensuring academic excellence, fostering student success, and promoting Christ-centered learning.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Aaron Smith
    Director of Assessment and Institutional Research / Assistant Professor of Statistics

Frequently asked questions about Tabor College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tabor College.

What is the graduation rate at Tabor College?

Tabor College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Tabor College?

Tabor College reports a total enrollment of 621 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Tabor College?

The average net price at Tabor College is $20,205 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Tabor College?

Tabor College's yield rate is 37.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Tabor College located?

Tabor College is located in Hillsboro, Kansas 67063-1799.

Who runs Institutional Research at Tabor College?

Tabor College's IR work is done by the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research.

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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