Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Jackson, Kentucky · Also known as KMBC · Website
$21,256
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$21,256
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kentucky Mountain Bible College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Jackson, Kentucky with 69 undergraduates and 6 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,337 a year (tuition and fees $10,360). It admits 100% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $21,256 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,337
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$10,360
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$21,256
Rank 4,869 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
- $9,337
- Tuition and fees
- $10,360
- Cost of attendance
- $16,603
- Students with a need-based grant
- 54%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,773
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,363
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,465
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,513
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,108
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 $7,440 in 2015-16 to $10,360 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
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 1,080
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 69
- Graduate students
- 6
- Part-time students
- 46%
- Women
- 39%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 10
- Endowment
- $6.12M
- 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 4,869 of 5,094 US colleges and 65 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,337 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,360 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $21,778 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $21,256 | $36,235 | $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. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,884 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Jackson and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Kentucky Mountain Bible College cost?
$9,337 a year is the average net price at Kentucky Mountain Bible College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,360, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,603. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,773 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kentucky Mountain Bible College?
100% of applicants are admitted to Kentucky Mountain Bible College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,080 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Kentucky Mountain Bible College graduates earn?
$21,256 a year is the median pay of former Kentucky Mountain Bible College students who work, 10 years after they started ($21,778 after 6 years). That ranks 4,869 of 5,094 US colleges and 65 of 70 in Kentucky.
What is the graduation rate at Kentucky Mountain Bible College?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Kentucky Mountain Bible College finish within 6 years. 70% 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 Kentucky Mountain Bible College?
Religion/Religious Studies (9 bachelor's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (6 associate's 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.