Private nonprofit · College
Tabor College
Hillsboro, Kansas · Remote rural
- 64.6%
- Admit rate
- $20,205
- Avg net price
- 34%
- Graduation rate
- $54,058
- Median earnings
Tabor College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Hillsboro, Kansas (remote rural setting), enrolling 494 undergraduates. It has a Mennonite Brethren Church religious affiliation.
About Hillsboro, Kansas
Hillsboro is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. The largest employers in Hillsboro are education related, Tabor College and Unified School District 410, which have been in the community for over 100 years. Manufacturer Hillsboro Industries started business in 1968. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 46 miles to Wichita, KS
- To Great Lakes shore
- 561 miles
- Nearest airport
- 39 miles to Salina (SLN)
How Tabor College compares
More selective than 71% · #6 most selective of 24 in Kansas
Higher than 15% · #23 of 27 in Kansas
Higher than 7%
Higher than 51% · #11 of 27 in Kansas
Cheaper than 49% · #11 cheapest of 26 in Kansas
Lower than 46%
Lower than 35%
Larger than 22%
Percentiles compare Tabor College 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
- Undergraduate49486%
- Graduate8214%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women22345%
- Men27155%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White59%
- Black8.7%
- Hispanic15%
- Other or multiracial17%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 494
- Graduate enrollment
- 82
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Students over 25
- 1%
- Median family income
- $49,304
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $55,431
- Endowment
- $21,124,457
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 129 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Kansas57%
- Other U.S. states36%
- International7.0%
A regional draw: about 57% of first-years come from Kansas, the rest from elsewhere.
7% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 64.6%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $36,200
- Room & board
- $10,800
- Books & supplies
- $0
- Total cost of attendance
- $50,350
- Average net price
- $20,205
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)
- 34%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 53%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,896
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,058
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,887
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 56%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- 569
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%+
- Housing charge (year)
- $6,500
- Meal plan (year)
- $4,300
- Application fee
- $50
- Athletics
- NAIA Division I
- Football conference
- Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
- Varsity athletes
- 523 (313 men · 210 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 (11)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- C
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 4.3 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 8
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (621 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$16,986/year × about 4.0 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.
Tabor College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $24,775. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.
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 151 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)
- $54,058
- Typical debt at graduation
- $23,887
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 44%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 62%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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 out-earn men by $1,839 (3%) 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
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 21°F
- Annual rain
- 33.9″
- Annual snow
- 14.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion Rsvr, KS US station (7 mi from campus).
What Tabor 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.














