Campbellsville University
Private College in Campbellsville, KY. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $41,583.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $41,583, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 43%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $17,156 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 80% puts Campbellsville University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 5,000 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 14% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 43% finish inside six years. 64% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 22% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 19:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,457 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,662 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $17,880 at $0–30k, $23,105 at $110k+. 92% of students get grant aid averaging $18,947, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Federal borrowing reaches 52% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 649 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $17,880 |
| $30–48k | $17,936 |
| $48–75k | $18,476 |
| $75–110k | $19,291 |
| $110k+ | $23,105 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,266 of these 2,457 students, totalling $7,852,041 — an average of $6,202 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Taylor County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)