University of Pikeville
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.2-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 35 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 25 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing10 · 28.6%
- No Data25 · 71.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 16
- Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Initial AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 707 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $67.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 530 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (3.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at University of Pikeville
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 14
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of Pikeville vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Pikeville selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Pikeville | 42% | 100.0% | 2,547 | $20,311 | Doctoral/Professional |
| 64% | 86.1% | 2,886 | $21,499 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 35% | 87.8% | 2,436 | $18,924 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 66% | 60.4% | 2,713 | $27,171 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 57% | 43.0% | 2,316 | $22,235 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 53% | 90.4% | 2,669 | $20,251 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 55% | 86.9% | 2,608 | $20,905 |
Institutions like University of Pikeville
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Pikeville's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalKentucky
Bellarmine University
Grad rate64%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment2,886Net price$21,499View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalGeorgia
Brenau University
Grad rate35%Admit rate87.8%Enrollment2,436Net price$18,924View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Union University
Grad rate66%Admit rate60.4%Enrollment2,713Net price$27,171View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalVirginia
University of Lynchburg
Grad rate57%Admit rate43.0%Enrollment2,316Net price$22,235View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Carson-Newman University
Grad rate53%Admit rate90.4%Enrollment2,669Net price$20,251View data
University of Pikeville Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness is responsible for the development and maintenance of data resources to support the strategic planning and policy-making processes at the University of Pikeville.
Visit IR office page- Meg SidleDirector of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Common Data Set
University of Pikeville's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C12,363 applied → 2,119 admitted (89.7%) → 336 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 89.7% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 810–1070 (median 950).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 18–24 (median 21).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $44,644 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $44,644 → about $20,815 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($23,829); 79% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H119% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H558% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $24,950 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 42%; first-year retention 70%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 8 pts below the overall rate (34% vs 42%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I355% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B26% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,596 undergraduates and 950 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1336 transfer applicants → 150 admitted (44.6%) → 72 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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