King University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 990
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 42%
From Region 30%
Athletes 431 (52.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Mixed 7%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
International 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
King University 257 31% 73% 0% 5% 5% 7% $63,489 21 -0.62 53 95% 6.8%
Pre-Engineering — — — — — — — — $96,308 50 -0.17 92 — — — — —
Information Technology 12 — 67% 42% 0% 25% 0% 8% $82,712 19 -0.76 83 96% 5.0% — — —
Maritime Cybersecurity — — — — — — — — $74,920 15 -0.99 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,558 18 -0.68 56 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $68,706 28 -0.63 65 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $57,887 6 -1.21 38 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 38% 69% 0% 0% 0% 8% $49,286 3 -1.99 17 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 10 — 40% 60% 0% 10% 10% 0% $53,226 14 -1.00 26 — — — — —
Nursing 38 — 5% 84% 0% 3% 3% 0% $89,191 44 -0.30 88 97% 4.2% — — —
Accounting 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $72,759 19 -0.92 72 — — — — —
Business 29 +1 59% 38% 3% 0% 14% 28% $68,910 35 -0.45 65 97% — — — —
Business Administration 28 — 39% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,180 23 -0.65 57 94% 7.1% — — —
Health Administration 8 — 38% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $66,604 66 +0.01 60 93% 6.3% — — —
Medical Informatics — — — — — — — — $81,106 90 +0.76 82 94% — — — —
Sport Management 9 — 67% 44% 0% 11% 11% 33% $53,014 19 -0.87 25 — — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $49,599 38 -0.34 17 — — — — —
History 5 +1 100% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $53,309 39 -0.35 26 — — — — —
History and Political Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,851 53 -0.10 33 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% 25% $56,820 57 -0.05 35 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,677 71 +0.23 24 — — — — —
Communication and Media Studies — — — — — — — — $61,924 54 +0.00 49 100% — — — —
International Relations 10 — 50% 60% 0% 0% 20% 10% $62,811 26 -0.52 51 — — — — —
Psychology 18 — 11% 72% 0% 6% 6% 6% $46,765 6 -1.26 12 94% 9.7% — — —
Social Work 28 — 7% 93% 0% 4% 4% 0% $54,162 53 +0.11 28 90% 9.0% — — —
Chemistry Education — — — — — — — — $52,024 28 -0.55 23 — — — — —
Elementary Education 18 — 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,299 24 -0.59 15 93% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $51,695 32 -0.53 22 — — — — —
History Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,706 31 -0.63 22 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,135 29 -0.54 23 — — — — —
Digital Arts 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,858 10 -0.87 7 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $40,249 15 -0.70 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 +1 22% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $48,059 3 -1.63 14 98% 7.0% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,727
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 31.5% 81 46% 67% 1% 2% 7% 14% $65,959 15 -0.56 59 95% 6.9%
Social Sciences 21.8% 56 16% 80% 0% 4% 7% 4% $53,329 25 -0.44 26 92% 9.3%
Health Sciences 18.7% 48 12% 79% 0% 4% 4% 0% $81,698 69 -0.45 82 97% 4.2%
Education 7.8% 20 15% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,640 18 -0.60 15 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 13 38% 69% 0% 0% 0% 8% $49,286 2 -1.99 17 100% —
Computer Science 4.7% 12 67% 42% 0% 25% 0% 8% $82,712 8 -0.76 83 96% 5.0%
Humanities 4.3% 11 64% 55% 0% 27% 0% 9% $54,759 49 -0.17 30 — —
Professional 3.5% 9 22% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $48,059 1 -1.63 14 98% 7.0%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 5 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 20% $67,876 19 -0.64 63 — —
Arts 0.8% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,858 14 -0.87 7 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 58 $431K $385K $46K
Baseball 48 $470K $320K $150K
Soccer 39 $379K $327K $51K
Other Sports 37 $161K $184K -$22K
Wrestling 36 $462K $502K -$39K
Basketball 25 $552K $482K $69K
Volleyball 14 $272K $243K $29K
Golf 12 $169K $251K -$81K
Swimming 11 $212K $289K -$77K
Tennis 3 $150K $174K -$23K
Total 241 $3.3M $3.2M $101K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 60 $376K $334K $42K
Track & Field (combined) 31 $181K $262K -$80K
Soccer 25 $194K $263K -$68K
Softball 24 $321K $286K $34K
Wrestling 23 $399K $324K $74K
Volleyball 19 $328K $223K $104K
Basketball 15 $412K $447K -$35K
Swimming 13 $294K $318K -$23K
Golf 6 $234K $278K -$43K
Tennis 5 $192K $297K -$105K
Total 190 $2.9M $3.0M -$100K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 97 $537K $518K $19K
Track & Field (combined) 89 $613K $647K -$34K
Soccer 64 $573K $591K -$17K
Wrestling 59 $862K $827K $35K
Baseball 48 $470K $320K $150K
Basketball 40 $964K $930K $34K
Volleyball 33 $600K $466K $133K
Softball 24 $321K $286K $34K
Swimming 24 $507K $607K -$100K
Golf 18 $403K $529K -$125K
Tennis 8 $342K $472K -$129K
Total 431 $7.2M $7.2M $17K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional