Private nonprofit · College

Kentucky Mountain Bible College

Jackson, Kentucky · Remote rural

100.0%
Admit rate
$9,337
Avg net price
64%
Graduation rate
$21,256
Median earnings

Kentucky Mountain Bible College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Jackson, Kentucky (remote rural setting), enrolling 69 undergraduates. It has a Multiple Protestant Denomination religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 69 undergradsRemote ruralOpen admissionCold winters

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See where your numbers land against Kentucky Mountain Bible College's admitted students.

Admit rate
100.0%
SAT (mid 50%)
948–1126
Avg GPA (est.)
3.08

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A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Kentucky Mountain Bible College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Jackson, Kentucky

Jackson is a home rule-class city in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. Upon the creation of Breathitt County in 1839, local landowner Simon Cockrell Sr. donated 10 acres (4.0 ha) to serve as its seat of government. Jackson is home to numerous festivals. The Breathitt County Honey Festival takes place annually (since 1978) during the Labor Day Weekend. It begins on the Thursday before Labor Day and runs through Labor Day. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
266 miles
Nearest airport
70 miles to Blue Grass (LEX)

How Kentucky Mountain Bible College compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #26 most selective of 26 in Kentucky

SAT average1080

Higher than 22%

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 67% · #6 of 30 in Kentucky

First-year retention70%

Higher than 31%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,256

Higher than 1% · #29 of 29 in Kentucky

Average net price$9,337

Cheaper than 92% · #6 cheapest of 29 in Kentucky

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment69

Larger than 6%

Percentiles compare Kentucky Mountain Bible College 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

75students
  • Undergraduate6992%
  • Graduate68%

Undergraduates by gender

69undergrads
  • Women2942%
  • Men4058%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White86%
  • Black2.9%
  • Hispanic2.9%
  • Other or multiracial8.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
69
Graduate enrollment
6
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
54%
First-generation students
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$30,229
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$9,450
Endowment
$6,116,034

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

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
948–1126
SAT average
1080
SAT reading
505–598
SAT math
443–528
ACT composite
17–25
Average GPA (estimated)
3.08

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,360
Room & board
$5,630
Books & supplies
$500
Total cost of attendance
$16,603
Average net price
$9,337

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)
64%
Graduated on time (4 years)
18%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,778
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$21,256
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

About 46% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
100
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$2,060
Meal plan (year)
$3,310
Application fee
$25

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%.

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
$5,773
$30–48k
$10,363
$48–75k
$11,465
$75–110k
$11,513
$110k+
$15,108

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
$58,194

$11,465/year × about 5.1 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
49″
Annual snow
23.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quicksand, KY US station (6.9 mi from campus).

What Kentucky Mountain Bible College graduates study — and earn

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.