Tabor College
Hillsboro, Kansas · Also known as Tabor|TC · Website
$54,058
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,058
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Tabor College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Hillsboro, Kansas with 494 undergraduates and 82 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,205 a year (tuition and fees $36,200). It admits 65% of applicants and 34% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,058 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,887 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,205
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$36,200
US median $11,837
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
34%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,887
About $253 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,058
Rank 1,172 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
- $20,205
- Tuition and fees
- $36,200
- Cost of attendance
- $50,350
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,884
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,213
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,986
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,304
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,561
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 $25,320 in 2015-16 to $36,200 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
- 65%
- Undergraduates
- 494
- Graduate students
- 82
- Part-time students
- 0.8%
- Women
- 39%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 53%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $21.1M
- 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 1,172 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 74 in Kansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,205 | $15,296 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,200 | $9,282 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 53% | 67% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,887 | $10,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,896 | $37,685 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,058 | $43,969 | $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. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 32 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,988 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,915 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Hillsboro and Kansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kansas
Questions and answers
How much does Tabor College cost?
$20,205 a year is the average net price at Tabor College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $36,200, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,350. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,884 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Tabor College?
65% of applicants are admitted to Tabor College. The median admission rate of colleges in Kansas is 82%.
How much do Tabor College graduates earn?
$54,058 a year is the median pay of former Tabor College students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,896 after 6 years). That ranks 1,172 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 74 in Kansas.
How much student debt do Tabor College graduates have?
$23,887 is the median federal student loan debt of Tabor College graduates, about $253 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Tabor College?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Tabor College finish within 6 years. 53% 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 Tabor College?
Education, General (32 master's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 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.