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Private nonprofit · 4-year

Kentucky Christian University

Grayson, Kentucky

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-86,260 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

57.9 yrs
Break-even
-83%
10-year ROI
$46,800
Median earnings as of 2024
63% of Kentucky Christian University students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$24,038
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$46,800
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$54,680
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$22,250
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
37%
Graduation rate as of 2024
63%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
71%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
86%
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-86,260
After 10 years
$-68,260
After 20 years
$-50,260
After 30 years
$-32,260
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$40,090
Men
$43,558

8% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$38,160
From higher-income families
$49,207

22% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$44,772
Independent students
$35,268

21% gap between the two groups

30%
First-generation students
62%
Take federal student loans
98%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 64%Hispanic 9%Black 18%Other 10%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$23,241
$30k–$48k$24,618
$48k–$75k$24,031
$75k–$110k$24,420
$110k+$24,116

How Kentucky Christian University compares

This college against the Kentucky and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Kentucky Christian University students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Kentucky Christian University

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's$79,646$18,750+531%Strong return
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's$48,794$19,500-31%Poor return
Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's$44,805$27,375-103%Poor return
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's$41,673-169%Poor return

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ROI at Kentucky Christian University

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Admissions & profile

61%
Admission rate
1,090
Average SAT
19
Median ACT
429
Undergraduates

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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