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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,585 undergrads, where 52% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−24% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.54

Diversity index vs. every college0.54
0.54
← 0.00higher than 42% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients52%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students46%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college52%
52%
← 0%higher than 83% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,585undergrads
Compared to every college1.6K
1.6K
← 19larger than 51% of 1,89337.8K →

20% of undergraduates take every course online

Where first-years come from

390 first-time students

22% came from other states and 9.0% from abroad; 69% are from Kentucky. Fewer from other states than at 54% of colleges.

  • In-state (Kentucky)69%
  • Other states22%
  • Abroad9.0%

Top home states

  1. Kentucky(home state)69% 270
  2. Tennessee9.7% 38
  3. Alabama2.6% 10
  4. Florida2.6% 10
  5. Georgia1.5% 6

From 14 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
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

161

new transfer students, 29% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 57% of colleges.

146 full-time, 15 part-time.

Going on to another college

30%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 243 students).

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

Who they are

4.9% of undergrads study part-time.

Men43%
National median: 44%About typical

57% women

Another gender: 16 undergraduates (0.9%)

Part-time students4.9%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older16%
National median: 11%Above 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 1,167 students.

Housing

Beds

1,167

About 74 for every 100 undergrads (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

Up to 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · Mid-South Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Mid-South Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

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

Religious life

Affiliation

United Methodist

Other Methodist and Wesleyan colleges

Greek life

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

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

160.9% of undergrads

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)