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University of Pikeville

Pikeville, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·upike.edu
Acceptance
100.0%
+13.1pp vs Doctoral/Professional
6-yr Graduation
42%
-13.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,547
peer median 2,608
Avg net price
$13,591
-$6.9k vs Doctoral/Professional
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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
2,299
2,299 candidates competed
Admitted
2,299
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
279
12.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
42%-13.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
42%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
40%
Non-Pell
47%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-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 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.

Total programs
35
Passing
10
28.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

35programs
  • Passing10 · 28.6%
  • No Data25 · 71.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
4
Safe
5
No data
25

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.

10
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+6.3%
$36,199 vs $34,058
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+17.3%
$39,943 vs $34,058
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+21.0%
$49,902 vs $41,236
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+21.9%
$41,524 vs $34,058
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+23.3%
$41,979 vs $34,058
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+45.9%
$73,588 vs $50,451
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.7%
$49,971 vs $34,058
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+109.1%
$71,225 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
58%
$24,000 debt · $41,524 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
48%
$23,795 debt · $49,971 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
34%
$24,000 debt · $71,225 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$18,750 debt · $74,442 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
10%
$4,889 debt · $49,902 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 1931Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 16

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$11,218
$30–48k$12,537
$48–75k$13,903
$75–110k$15,821
$110k+$15,953

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

Avg net price (private)
$13,591
-$6,895vs Doctoral/Professional median $20,487
Federal loans
66.7%
In-state tuition
$24,150
Out-of-state
$24,150

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 708 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $52.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
708
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$3,995,891 total
Direct Loans
$52.7M
2,497 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
564 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.0M
587 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$28.5M
718 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
100 loan awards
Grad PLUS$18.8M
528 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 530 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (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
530
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.1%
2017
11.5%
2018
10.5%
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 University of Pikeville

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

565 total completions
01Health Professions
25545.1%
02Business
9617.0%
03Education
539.4%
04Biological Sciences
407.1%
05Psychology
335.8%
06Public Admin
305.3%
07Communication
203.5%
08Security/Protective
203.5%
09Social Sciences
122.1%
10Visual/Performing Arts
61.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,547
12-mo unduplicated
2,961
Undergraduate
1,876
Graduate
1,085

Gender split

Men
43%1,273
Women
57%1,688

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.0%
Black
6.2%
Non-resident
4.7%
Hispanic
2.6%
Two or more
2.5%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
532
320 M · 212 W
Women athletes
39.8%
Athletic aid
$3.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.3M
$1.3M
Recruiting expense
$50K
$30K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$33K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
128 M ·
$2.0M
Soccer
27 M · 27 W
$635K
Basketball
25 M · 28 W
$1.3M
Bowling
29 M · 24 W
$611K
Baseball
42 M ·
$485K
Softball
· 39 W
$385K

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
2.88
7 offenses · 2,434 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago2.88Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
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

Motor vehicle theft
3
Rape
2
Aggravated assault
2

By location

7total
  • On campus4
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs17
Liquor134

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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
120

University of Pikeville vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Pikeville 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
SubjectUniversity of Pikeville
42%100.0%2,547$13,591Doctoral/Professional
Bellarmine University
64%86.1%2,886$23,587Doctoral/Professional
Brenau University
35%87.8%2,436$20,786Doctoral/Professional
Union University
66%60.4%2,713$26,815Doctoral/Professional
University of Lynchburg
57%43.0%2,316$20,187Doctoral/Professional
Carson-Newman University
53%90.4%2,669$18,661Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median55%86.9%2,608$20,487

Frequently asked questions about University of Pikeville

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Pikeville.

What is the acceptance rate at University of Pikeville?

University of Pikeville's acceptance rate is 100.0% (2,299 admitted from 2,299 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at University of Pikeville?

University of Pikeville reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Pikeville?

University of Pikeville reports a total enrollment of 2,547 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Pikeville?

The average net price at University of Pikeville is $13,591 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Pikeville?

University of Pikeville's yield rate is 12.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Pikeville located?

University of Pikeville is located in Pikeville, Kentucky 41501.

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