Kentucky Christian University
Private College in Grayson, KY. Six-year graduation rate 37%. Median 10-year earnings $42,375.
Students who entered Kentucky Christian University land at a median of $42,375 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Only 37% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates carry a median of $22,250 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
- ! Mobility score 0.4 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Kentucky Christian University accepts 61% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. With 962 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. About 28% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. 34% of enrolled first-years submitted an ACT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the 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 | — | 3 (2%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 18–24 | 55 (34%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 37% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 86% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 438 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $21,099 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($23,241 versus $24,116), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 97% of students receive it, averaging $18,899. Most students borrow — 71% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 164 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 | $23,241 |
| $30–48k | $24,618 |
| $48–75k | $24,031 |
| $75–110k | $24,420 |
| $110k+ | $24,116 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 310 of these 438 students, totalling $1,870,327 — an average of $6,033 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Carter 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)