Private nonprofit · University

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, Kentucky · Distant town

79.7%
Admit rate
$19,341
Avg net price
42%
Graduation rate
$41,583
Median earnings

Campbellsville University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Campbellsville, Kentucky (distant town setting), enrolling 2,840 undergraduates. It has a Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,840 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 80% admitNAIA Division I · Mid-South ConferenceCold winters

About Campbellsville, Kentucky

Campbellsville is a city in central Kentucky, United States, founded in 1817 by Andrew Campbell. Campbell owned a gristmill and a tavern and began selling lots in Campbellsville in 1814. Campbellsville was designated by the state legislature as the county seat in 1848 after Taylor County was separated from Green County. Campbellsville University (the local university), Taylor Regional Hospital (the regional health care system), and the Amazon fulfillment center are the top employers. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
310 miles
Nearest airport
61 miles to Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF) · major hub

How Campbellsville University compares

Selectivity79.7%

More selective than 45% · #14 most selective of 26 in Kentucky

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 26% · #21 of 30 in Kentucky

First-year retention65%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,583

Higher than 17% · #25 of 29 in Kentucky

Average net price$19,341

Cheaper than 53% · #19 cheapest of 29 in Kentucky

Median debt at graduation$17,156

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment2,840

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare Campbellsville University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Kentucky.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

6,828students
  • Undergraduate2,84042%
  • Graduate3,98858%

Undergraduates by gender

2,840undergrads
  • Women1,74762%
  • Men1,09338%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic3.9%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial16%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,840
Graduate enrollment
3,988
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$34,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,083
Endowment
$39,253,611

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
79.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$27,998
Room & board
$10,108
Books & supplies
$800
Total cost of attendance
$42,603
Average net price
$19,341

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
42%
Graduated on time (4 years)
30%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,639
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,583
Median debt at graduation
$17,156
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
37%

About 12% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
30%
Low-income (Pell)
30%
First-generation
32%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,313
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
46%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
Mid-South Conference
Varsity athletes
951 (599 men · 352 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (16)

Other Sports146
Football141
Soccer102
Wrestling82
Track and Field (Outdoor)73
Track and Field (Indoor)72
Baseball70
Volleyball54
Cross Country39
Softball31
Swimming28
Archery28
Tennis27
Basketball25
Golf23
Bowling10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
12

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 8 campuses (10,836 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.0reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year4.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
3.3
Rape
1.0
Aggravated assault
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Murder
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$17,880
$30–48k
$17,936
$48–75k
$18,476
$75–110k
$19,291
$110k+
$23,105

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$81,880

$18,476/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

73%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$14,518
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 73% — get grant money from Campbellsville University itself, averaging $14,518, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 654 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$41,583
Typical debt at graduation
$17,156
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$39,213
Men
$45,361

Men out-earn women by $6,148 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
51.7″
Annual snow
14.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greensburg, KY US station (10.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.