Kairos University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Also known as North American Baptist Seminary · Website
Kairos University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with 82 undergraduates and 1,157 graduate students. It admits 85% of applicants.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$3,600
US median $11,837
Admission rate
85%
US median 78%
Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $3,600
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2020-21 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,600 in 2020-21 to $3,600 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
- 85%
- Undergraduates
- 82
- Graduate students
- 1,157
- Part-time students
- 83%
- Women
- 41%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 10
- Endowment
- $11.4M
- 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
| Measure | College | SD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $18,146 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,600 | $8,845 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 85% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 54% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $23,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $43,427 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $46,709 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
10 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 StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineProfessional | Professional | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,982 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Sioux Falls and South Dakota on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Kairos University?
85% of applicants are admitted to Kairos University. The median admission rate of colleges in South Dakota is 85%.
What are the most popular majors at Kairos University?
Bible/Biblical Studies (65 master's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (55 master's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (18 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 10 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.