Private nonprofit · College

Central Christian College of Kansas

McPherson, Kansas · Remote town

#1 best value in Kansas#3 most selective in Kansas
52.7%
Admit rate
$11,404
Avg net price
27%
Graduation rate
$44,468
Median earnings

Central Christian College of Kansas is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in McPherson, Kansas (remote town setting), enrolling 380 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Free Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 380 undergradsRemote townSelective · 53% admitNAIA Division ICold winters

About McPherson, Kansas

McPherson is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, McPherson County was founded. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
50 miles to Wichita, KS
To Great Lakes shore
583 miles
Nearest airport
30 miles to Salina (SLN)

How Central Christian College of Kansas compares

Selectivity52.7%

More selective than 82% · #3 most selective of 24 in Kansas

Graduation rate27%

Higher than 9% · #26 of 27 in Kansas

First-year retention45%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,468

Higher than 23% · #26 of 27 in Kansas

Average net price$11,404

Cheaper than 87% · #1 cheapest of 26 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment380

Larger than 18%

Percentiles compare Central Christian College of Kansas with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Kansas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

395students
  • Undergraduate38096%
  • Graduate154%

Undergraduates by gender

380undergrads
  • Women18148%
  • Men19952%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
380
Graduate enrollment
15
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$30,263
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$40,806
Endowment
$5,380,219

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

Admissions

Admission rate
52.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$21,000
Room & board
$9,450
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$33,327
Average net price
$11,404

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)
27%
Graduated on time (4 years)
21%
First-year retention
45%
Transferred to another college
38%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,685
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,468
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
70%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
21%
Low-income (Pell)
25%
First-generation
26%

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
274
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
72%
Housing charge (year)
$4,730
Meal plan (year)
$4,220
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
247 (153 men · 94 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 (9)

Soccer60
Baseball45
Basketball45
Volleyball35
Wrestling22
Softball20
Golf11
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)7
Cross Country2

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (469 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.

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.7
Aggravated assault
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
$11,689
$30–48k
$5,816
$48–75k
$10,941
$75–110k
$17,373
$110k+
$15,113

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
$47,342

$10,941/year × about 4.3 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.

95%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$17,878
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 95% — get grant money from Central Christian College of Kansas itself, averaging $17,878, 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 111 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)
$44,468
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
61%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.1 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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$32,871
Men
$55,829

Men out-earn women by $22,958 (70%) 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
93°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
33.6″
Annual snow
14.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcpherson, KS US station (3.5 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.