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.

Private nonprofitSmall · 494 undergradsRemote ruralAccessible · 65% admitNAIA Division I · Kansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceCold winters

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

Selectivity64.6%

More selective than 71% · #6 most selective of 24 in Kansas

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 15% · #23 of 27 in Kansas

First-year retention53%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,058

Higher than 51% · #11 of 27 in Kansas

Average net price$20,205

Cheaper than 49% · #11 cheapest of 26 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$23,887

Lower than 46%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment494

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

576students
  • Undergraduate49486%
  • Graduate8214%

Undergraduates by gender

494undergrads
  • 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)

All students
34%
Low-income (Pell)
15%
First-generation
15%

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)

Football107
Soccer92
Basketball63
Baseball60
Track and Field (Outdoor)41
Softball35
Volleyball34
Track and Field (Indoor)31
Golf26
Cross Country24
Tennis10

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.

2.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year2.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.7

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
$17,884
$30–48k
$17,213
$48–75k
$16,986
$75–110k
$19,304
$110k+
$24,561

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
$67,944

$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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$24,775
average award, among those who get one

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.

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
$54,568
Men
$52,729

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

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion Rsvr, KS US station (7 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.