Appalachian Bible College
Mount Hope, West Virginia · Also known as ABC · Website
$37,467
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,467
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Appalachian Bible College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Mount Hope, West Virginia with 193 undergraduates and 3 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,579 a year (tuition and fees $18,760). It admits 78% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $37,467 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,579
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$18,760
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,467
Rank 3,111 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,579
- Tuition and fees
- $18,760
- Cost of attendance
- $31,423
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 18%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,772
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,235
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,717
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,721
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,143
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,590 in 2015-16 to $18,760 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,039
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 538
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 193
- Graduate students
- 3
- Part-time students
- 4.7%
- Women
- 40%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 5
- Endowment
- $2.16M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,111 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 59 in West Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,579 | $9,988 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $18,760 | $9,570 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 93% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 61% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $15,625 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,147 | $33,094 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,467 | $37,962 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 45% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $12,500 | $21,367 | $28,980 | $44,533 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,192 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,367 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Mount Hope and West Virginia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in West Virginia
- Homes: Homes for sale in West Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Appalachian Bible College cost?
$11,579 a year is the average net price at Appalachian Bible College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $18,760, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,423. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,772 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Appalachian Bible College?
78% of applicants are admitted to Appalachian Bible College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,039 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in West Virginia is 93%.
How much do Appalachian Bible College graduates earn?
$37,467 a year is the median pay of former Appalachian Bible College students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,147 after 6 years). That ranks 3,111 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 59 in West Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Bible/Biblical Studies (Bachelor's) at $21,367.
How much student debt do Appalachian Bible College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Appalachian Bible College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 18% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Appalachian Bible College?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Appalachian Bible College finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Appalachian Bible College?
Bible/Biblical Studies (38 bachelor's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (13 certificate graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (5 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.