Ross College-Hopkinsville
For-profit College in Hopkinsville, KY. Six-year graduation rate 61%. Median 10-year earnings $29,898.
Ten-year median earnings of $29,898 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Six-year completion sits at 61%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 61% finish inside six years. Retention is weak: only 55% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. The student-faculty ratio is 22:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 117 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 117 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,411 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,704 at $0–30k against $26,586 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 66% get grants averaging $5,020, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 62% take federal loans.
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 · 44 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 | $19,704 |
| $30–48k | $20,866 |
| $48–75k | $20,865 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $26,586 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 72 of these 117 students, totalling $519,742 — an average of $7,219 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Christian County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Settlement with U.S. Government
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)