Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky · Website
$41,583
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,583
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Campbellsville University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Campbellsville, Kentucky with 2,840 undergraduates and 3,988 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,341 a year (tuition and fees $27,998). It admits 80% of applicants and 42% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,583 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,156 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,341
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$27,998
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
42%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,156
About $182 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,583
Rank 2,431 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
- $19,341
- Tuition and fees
- $27,998
- Cost of attendance
- $42,603
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 18%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,880
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,936
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,476
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,291
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,105
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 $23,828 in 2015-16 to $27,998 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
- 80%
- Undergraduates
- 2,840
- Graduate students
- 3,988
- Part-time students
- 9.0%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 103
- Endowment
- $39.3M
- 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 2,431 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,341 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $27,998 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 42% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,156 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,639 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,583 | $36,235 | $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. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
103 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 461 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 450 | $26,980 | $60,499 | $76,568 | $125,988 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 246 | $27,275 | $45,945 | $55,212 | $65,123 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 128 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $22,275 | $36,749 | $59,805 | $68,407 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 90 | Withheld | $48,368 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 88 | $8,750 | $12,486 | $16,139 | $26,307 |
| Social WorkOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $17,850 | $34,852 | $55,942 | $51,790 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 55 | $47,110 | $37,657 | $44,962 | $65,184 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 51 | $40,900 | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,476 | $64,397 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | $24,975 | $57,093 | $75,462 | $80,813 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 37 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,318 | Withheld | $50,692 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $19,932 | $36,849 | $41,900 | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $20,822 | $36,469 | $36,564 | $47,382 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | $32,100 | $54,657 | $52,582 | $66,232 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $24,475 | $65,518 | $79,651 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $21,000 | $31,478 | $38,373 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | $19,526 | $45,256 | $46,038 | $63,399 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Campbellsville and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Campbellsville University cost?
$19,341 a year is the average net price at Campbellsville University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $27,998, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $42,603. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,880 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Campbellsville University?
80% of applicants are admitted to Campbellsville University. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Campbellsville University graduates earn?
$41,583 a year is the median pay of former Campbellsville University students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,639 after 6 years). That ranks 2,431 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $65,518.
How much student debt do Campbellsville University graduates have?
$17,156 is the median federal student loan debt of Campbellsville University graduates, about $182 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 Campbellsville University?
42% of first-time, full-time students at Campbellsville University finish within 6 years. 65% 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 Campbellsville University?
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (461 master's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (450 master's graduates), Social Work (246 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 103 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.