Private nonprofit · College

Carolina College of Biblical Studies

Fayetteville, North Carolina · Midsize city

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Admit rate: $21,322
Avg net price: 0%
Graduation rate: $24,581
Median earnings

Carolina College of Biblical Studies is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Fayetteville, North Carolina (midsize city setting), enrolling 159 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 159 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. Merchants in Wilmington, wanted a town on the Cape Fear River to secure trade with the frontier country. They were afraid people would use the Pee Dee River and transport their goods to Charleston, South Carolina. The merchants bought land from Newberry in Cross Creek. An October 2023 study released by Americans for the Arts, found that nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Fayetteville and Cumberland County created $72.2 million in total economic activity in 2022, supported over 1100 jobs, provided $44.1 million in personal income to residents and generated $9.5 million in local, state and federal tax revenue. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 53 miles to Raleigh, NC
To the ocean: 81 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)

How Carolina College of Biblical Studies compares

Graduation rate0%

Higher than 1% · #56 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention100%

Higher than 98%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,581

Higher than 1% · #57 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$21,322

Cheaper than 44% · #38 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$25,750

Lower than 27%

Student–faculty ratio4 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment159

Larger than 11%

Percentiles compare Carolina College of Biblical Studies with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate15975%
Graduate5325%

Undergraduates by gender

Women7950%
Men8050%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White39%
Black43%
Hispanic8.8%
Asian0.6%
Other or multiracial8.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 159
Graduate enrollment: 53
Student–faculty ratio: 4 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 53%
First-generation students: 57%
Students over 25: 93%
Median family income: $25,405
Endowment: $551,047

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $6,906
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,200
Total cost of attendance: $24,267
Average net price: $21,322

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 0%
Graduated on time (4 years): 0%
First-year retention: 100%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,156
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $24,581
Median debt at graduation: $25,750
Students with federal loans: 31%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $40

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

$21,322

$30–48k

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$48–75k

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$75–110k

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$110k+

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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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $24,581
Typical debt at graduation: $25,750
Debt vs. one year's pay: 105%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 10.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 91°F
Winter low: 32°F
Annual rain: 47.9″
Annual snow: 1.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fayetteville (Pwc), NC US station (4.6 mi from campus).

What Carolina College of Biblical Studies graduates study — and earn

Bible/Biblical StudiesCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Bible/Biblical Studies

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$24k debt

11——$24,000 Bible/Biblical StudiesAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$25k debt

8——$25,305 Theological and Ministerial Studies

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Religious EducationAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Religious Education

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.