Kentucky Mountain Bible College

www.kmbc.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$8,850

2021 Average Net Price

$12,732

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

5.88%

Default Rate

2021 Acceptance Rate

48.2%

56 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

65.4% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

50%

6 Graduates

About

Kentucky Mountain Bible College is a higher education institution located in Breathitt County, KY. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Kentucky Mountain Bible College were Biblical Studies (5 degrees awarded).

In 2021, 7 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Kentucky Mountain Bible College. 85.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 14.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (7 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is $8,850, which is $−5,650 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions Special Focus Institutions

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is $8,850, which is $−5,650 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $12,732.

In 2021, 100% of undergraduate students attending Kentucky Mountain Bible College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 46% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$8,850

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Kentucky Mountain Bible College was $8,850. The cost of tuition at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is $−5,650 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Kentucky Mountain Bible College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$12,732

2021 Value

50.6%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Kentucky Mountain Bible College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $12,732. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Kentucky Mountain Bible College grew by 50.6%.

This chart compares the average net price of Kentucky Mountain Bible College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$5,845

Room and Board

$500

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Kentucky Mountain Bible College was of $5,845 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 6.86% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $500. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Kentucky Mountain Bible College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

100%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

46%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

100% of undergraduate students at Kentucky Mountain Bible College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2020, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Kentucky Mountain Bible College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

5.88%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Kentucky Mountain Bible College was 5.88%, which represents 4 out of the 68 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Kentucky Mountain Bible College received 56 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 15.2% annual growth. Out of those 56 applicants, 27 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 48.2% acceptance rate.

There were 81 students enrolled at Kentucky Mountain Bible College in 2021. 7% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Kentucky Mountain Bible College has an overall enrollment yield of 51.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

48.2%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

Accepted Out of 56

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Kentucky Mountain Bible College was 48.2% (27 admissions from 56 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 39.4%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 15.2%, while admissions grew by 3.85%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Kentucky Mountain Bible College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

Submission Percentage (2021)

Scores Submitted (2021)

7% of enrolled first-time students at Kentucky Mountain Bible College in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Kentucky Mountain Bible College had a total enrollment of 81 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is 53 students and the part-time enrollment is 28. This means that 65.4% of students enrolled at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Kentucky Mountain Bible College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 88.9% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.47% Black or African American, and 1.23% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Kentucky Mountain Bible College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (47.2%), followed by White Female (39.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (3.77%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

65.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Kentucky Mountain Bible College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 81 students. The full-time enrollment at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is 53 and the part-time enrollment is 28. This means that 65.4% of students enrolled at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Kentucky Mountain Bible College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

63%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Kentucky Mountain Bible College was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (69%), Kentucky Mountain Bible College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Kentucky Mountain Bible College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
72 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
3 enrolled students
Black or African American
2 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is 88.9% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.47% Black or African American, and 1.23% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0 students (0%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 5 more women than men received degrees from Kentucky Mountain Bible College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is white (7 degrees awarded).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is Biblical Studies (5 degrees awarded).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Kentucky Mountain Bible College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (7 degrees awarded), Communications (0 degrees), and EDUCATION. (0 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,702,290 people), Secondary school teachers (428,201 people), Education administrators (285,465 people), Other managers (209,255 people), and Special education teachers (179,837 people).

The most specialized majors at Kentucky Mountain Bible College in 2021 are THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (7 degrees awarded), Communications (0 degrees), EDUCATION. (0 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (0 degrees), and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (0 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, and Aerospace engineers

The most specialized majors at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. (7 degrees awarded), Communications (0 degrees), EDUCATION. (0 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (0 degrees), and PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. (0 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are Elementary & secondary schools (2,868,402 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (359,004 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (182,477 people), Religious organizations (182,183 people), and Computer Systems Design (150,863 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Kentucky Mountain Bible College.

Biblical Studies

Most Common (2021)

5 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Kentucky Mountain Bible College was Biblical Studies with 5 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Kentucky Mountain Bible College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 1 degrees were awarded to men at Kentucky Mountain Bible College, which is 0.167 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (6).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Kentucky Mountain Bible College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 1 degrees were awarded to men at Kentucky Mountain Bible College in Biblical Studies, which is 0.2 times less than the 5 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 5 degrees were awarded to men at Kentucky Mountain Bible College in Biblical Studies, which is 5 times more than the 1 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

25%

100% Completion Time

25%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 25% of students graduating from Kentucky Mountain Bible College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 25% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 25% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Black or African American Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is Male and Black or African American (100% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

White

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

7 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is white (7 degrees awarded).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
6 degrees awarded
White Male
1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Kentucky Mountain Bible College is white female (6 degrees awarded). There were 6 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1 degrees).

Operations

Kentucky Mountain Bible College has an endowment valued at nearly $5.12M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 95.7k (1.87%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Kentucky Mountain Bible College had a total salary expenditure of 2.08M. Kentucky Mountain Bible College employs 3 Professors. Most academics at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are Male Professor (3), and Female Professor (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kentucky Mountain Bible College are: Management, with 4 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 4 employees, and Service with 2 employees.

Endowment

$5.12M

2021 Endowment

40.1%

growth from 2020

Kentucky Mountain Bible College has an endowment valued at about $5.12M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Kentucky Mountain Bible College grew 40.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $7.49M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Kentucky Mountain Bible College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$157k

2021 Salaries

38.4%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Kentucky Mountain Bible College paid a median of $157k in salaries, which represents 7.54% of their overall expenditure ($2.08M) and a 38.4% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$11.1k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Kentucky Mountain Bible College paid a total of $11.1k to 3 employees working as instructors, which represents 7.05% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

3 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

4 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Kentucky Mountain Bible College was Professor with 3 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kentucky Mountain Bible College were Management with 4 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 4 employees, and Service with 2 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Kentucky Mountain Bible College was Male Professor with 3 employees, and Female Professor with 0 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Kentucky Mountain Bible College.