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The King's University

Southlake, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·tku.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
+1.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
540
peer median 244
Avg net price
$23,878
+$12k vs peer
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The King's University is a private Christian university and seminary in Southlake, Texas, United States.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
94
94 candidates competed
Admitted
57
60.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
11
19.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
47%+1.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
7%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
33%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

42.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 42.0-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 14 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
14
Passing
3
21.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

14programs
  • Passing3 · 21.4%
  • No Data11 · 78.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
11

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.

3
Theology and Religious Vocations Other
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+8.9%
$36,278 vs $33,298
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+64.0%
$54,618 vs $33,298
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+126.1%
$100,714 vs $44,535

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Theology and Religious Vocations Other
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
85%
$30,771 debt · $36,278 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
66%
$35,882 debt · $54,618 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
55%
$55,040 debt · $100,714 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 2002Next review Feb 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 2001Next review Jan 2036
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 2000Next review Sep 2001

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
  2. Oct 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Jun 2018Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  4. Apr 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

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
$30–48k$24,128
$48–75k
$75–110k$23,628
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,878
+$11,997vs peer median $11,881
Federal loans
9.4%
In-state tuition
$12,480
Out-of-state
$12,480

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 156 students received $652K in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
156
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$652K
$652,131 total
Direct Loans
$2.8M
352 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$458K
126 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$607K
117 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
98 loan awards
Parent PLUS$28K
1 loan awards
Grad PLUS$196K
10 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 199 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
199
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.4%
2017
7.3%
2018
5.4%
2019
1.0%
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 King's

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

113 total completions
01Theology
9483.2%
02Health Professions
1815.9%
03Visual/Performing Arts
10.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
540
12-mo unduplicated
737
Undergraduate
344
Graduate
393

Gender split

Men
43%316
Women
57%421

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.6%
Unknown
26.8%
Hispanic
11.8%
Black
7.0%
Two or more
3.3%
Asian
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.8%
Non-resident
0.7%

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 · 532 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
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    11

    King's vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions King's 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
    SubjectThe King's University
    47%540$23,878
    America Evangelical University
    33%307$24,088
    Berkeley School of Theology
    88.9%108
    Carolina Christian College
    11%71$11,448
    Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
    0%58
    Ecumenical Theological Seminary
    63
    Family of Faith Christian University
    25%76.0%320
    Grace Mission University
    100%50.0%301
    Grace School of Theology
    100%568
    Haven University
    123
    Huntsville Bible College
    0%98$11,562
    International Baptist College and Seminary
    88%78$16,828
    Jewish Theological Seminary of America
    90%48.6%316$29,744
    Kairos University
    84.6%1,239
    Luther Rice College & Seminary
    0%91.7%508$3,935
    Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America
    7%60.0%72$10,373
    Mid-South Christian College
    60%100.0%32$11,881
    Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    64%96.4%3,945$25,140
    Moody Bible Institute
    62%82.7%2,202$25,007
    Mount Angel Seminary
    50%100.0%127
    Ner Israel Rabbinical College
    24%65.7%449$5,548
    Pentecostal Theological Seminary
    517
    Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
    80%223
    Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin
    46%93.6%264$3,964
    Rabbinical College Telshe
    53%83.3%64$8,603
    Rabbinical Seminary of America
    30%98.4%611$5,900
    Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
    39%25.7%275$20,396
    Veritas Baptist College
    40%95.0%211$13,539
    Virginia Beach Theological Seminary
    33
    Wesley Biblical Seminary
    57.1%170
    World Mission University
    100%77.8%510$16,598
    Yeshiva Derech Chaim
    40%88.2%147$9,757
    Peer group median46%84.0%244$11,881

    King's Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Dr. Taren Walters
      Director of Institutional Research and Analytics

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about The King's University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about King's.

    What is the graduation rate at The King's University?

    The King's University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend The King's University?

    The King's University reports a total enrollment of 540 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at The King's University?

    The average net price at The King's University is $23,878 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at The King's University?

    The King's University's yield rate is 19.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is The King's University located?

    The King's University is located in Southlake, Texas 76092.

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