Tabor College
Private College in Hillsboro, KS. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $54,058.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $54,058 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $23,887, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.2% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
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
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Admissions
Tabor College accepts 65% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. With 559 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. About 38% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range.
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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Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 53% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 542 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,681 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($17,884 versus $24,561), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 98% of students receive it, averaging $28,131. Borrowing is widespread: 64% 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 · 129 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 | $17,884 |
| $30–48k | $17,213 |
| $48–75k | $16,986 |
| $75–110k | $19,304 |
| $110k+ | $24,561 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 345 of these 542 students, totalling $2,219,939 — an average of $6,435 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Marion 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)