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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 746 undergrads, where 53% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−10% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.68

Diversity index vs. every college0.68
0.68
← 0.00higher than 76% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients53%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students41%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college53%
53%
← 0%higher than 84% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

746undergrads
Compared to every college746
746
← 19larger than 28% of 1,89337.8K →

8% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 41% take some

Where first-years come from

244 first-time students

36% came from other states and 20% from abroad; 44% are from Kentucky. More from other states than at 66% of colleges.

  • In-state (Kentucky)44%
  • Other states36%
  • Abroad20%

Top home states

  1. Kentucky(home state)44% 107
  2. Tennessee12% 30
  3. Georgia10% 25
  4. South Carolina3.7% 9
  5. Alabama2.0% 5

From 16 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

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

79

new transfer students, 24% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 47% of colleges.

75 full-time, 4 part-time.

Going on to another college

35%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 127 students).

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

Who they are

5.5% of undergrads study part-time.

Men61%
National median: 44%Above typical

39% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students5.5%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older12%
National median: 11%About 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 358 students.

Housing

Beds

358

About 48 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 23 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · Appalachian Athletic Conference

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

How the Appalachian Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

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

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

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)