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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 429 undergrads, where 43% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−22% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.55

Diversity index vs. every college0.55
0.55
← 0.00higher than 44% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients43%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students30%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college43%
43%
← 0%higher than 71% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

429undergrads
Compared to every college429
429
← 19larger than 18% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

164 first-time students

43% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 55% are from Kentucky. More from other states than at 73% of colleges.

  • In-state (Kentucky)55%
  • Other states43%
  • Abroad0.0%
  • Not reported1.8%

Top home states

  1. Kentucky(home state)55% 90
  2. Ohio8.5% 14
  3. Florida4.9% 8
  4. Georgia3.7% 6
  5. North Carolina3.7% 6

From 22 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

36

new transfer students, 18% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 33% of colleges.

36 full-time, 0 part-time.

Going on to another college

0.5%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men69%
National median: 44%Above typical

31% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students1.9%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older4.9%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 454 students.

Housing

Beds

454

Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · River States

Football in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

Recent move: Moved from the Appalachian Athletic Conference to the River States, 2025–26

How the River States compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Not listed

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Other Other Christian colleges

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)