Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 10.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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 31 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data31 · 100.0%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Action history · 8
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2022Removal of Monitoring StatusSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Feb 2022Renewal of AccreditationAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Dec 2021Renewal of AccreditationSouthern 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, 116 students received $610K in Pell grants, alongside $656K 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 75 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.6%) 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 Welch College
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 · 3
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
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.
Welch College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Welch College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWelch College | 53% | — | 389 | $25,263 | Baccalaureate |
| 32% | 99.2% | 659 | $7,099 | Baccalaureate | |
| 48% | 68.8% | 1,198 | $14,836 | Baccalaureate | |
| 28% | 53.3% | 427 | $20,011 | Baccalaureate | |
| 17% | — | 471 | $21,751 | Baccalaureate | |
| 17% | — | 383 | $20,555 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 30% | 68.8% | 449 | $20,283 |
Institutions like Welch College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Welch College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateTennessee
Le Moyne-Owen College
Grad rate32%Admit rate99.2%Enrollment659Net price$7,099View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Grad rate48%Admit rate68.8%Enrollment1,198Net price$14,836View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Trinity Baptist College
Grad rate28%Admit rate53.3%Enrollment427Net price$20,011View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Grad rate17%Admit rate—Enrollment471Net price$21,751View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Morris College
Grad rate17%Admit rate—Enrollment383Net price$20,555View data
Welch College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Dr. Kevin HesterVice President for Institutional Effectiveness | Senior Professor of Divinity | Dean, School of Theology | Program Coordinator, Theological Studies
- Mrs. Emily VickeryInstitutional Research Assistant
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