Kentucky Mountain Bible College

Jackson, KY · SoutheastQuad's selectivityOpen

Known forIntimate campusLow average costTest-optional heavy

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Admissions · Fall 2024

10 in 10 applicants admitted

Kentucky Mountain Bible admits about 10 in 10 applicants (100%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 1% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

100%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

Admitted

Yield

55%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

948–1126

8001600

ACT middle 50%

17–25

1236

Applications 50 → 31 since fall 2014 · admit rate 54% → 100%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 69 undergrads, where 54% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

undergrads · larger than 5% of colleges

Diversity index

0.26

Pell Grant

54%

above the median

Rural, remote

Undergrads +3% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Religion/Religious Studies (100% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 69% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,797 a year on instruction per student.

9 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 84% of colleges

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $9,164 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $15.1K less than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $9,302 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $16,430.

44%

$9.2K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $15.1K below the national median

Full price: $16,430 a year; tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid: Little need-based aid above $110K; aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid: Little or none; under 2% of first-years got a grant without federal aid

Aid generosity

Generous

grants cover 44% of full price

Federal loans

24%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Cost falling · −11% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $21,256 ten years after enrolling, more than at 0% of colleges; 41% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 1.7 years of that salary.

41%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$21.3K

10 years after entry

Retention

70%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 53% → 64% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price held about steady after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 11%, because grants grew faster.

Cost
Falling
−11% after inflation
Applications
50 → 31
Selectivity
54% → 100%
Diversity
Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
2
College Scorecard
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12
3
IPEDS Admissions survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
4
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
5
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
6
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
7
IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12
8
College Scorecard Field of Study data
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
9
IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
10
IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
11
Common Data Set
Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
12
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12
13
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
14
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
15
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
16
IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
17
IPEDS Outcome Measures survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12
18
Kentucky Mountain Bible College (2026)
Kentucky Mountain Bible College · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 157030 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything