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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Bristol, TN
Population 250,000
Website https://king.edu/
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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 61.4%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2012 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2013 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2014 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2015 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2016 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2017 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2018 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2019 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2020 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2021 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2022 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2024 Men: 55.5% 55.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2012 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2015 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2016 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2017 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2018 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2019 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2020 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2022 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2023 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2024 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2011 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2013 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2018 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2021 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2022 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2024 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2012 White: 76.8% 76.8% 2013 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2014 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2015 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2016 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2017 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2018 White: 74.3% 74.3% 2019 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2020 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2021 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2022 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2023 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2024 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2011 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2014 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2015 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2018 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2019 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2022 International: 7.3% 7.3% 2023 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 International: 3.2% 3.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2021 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2023 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2025 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2025 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2020 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2021 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2022 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2023 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2024 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2025 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2025 International: 5.4% 5.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
King University 257 31% / 69% 7% $59,896 54 95%
Pre-Engineering — — — — $86,668 90 —
Information Technology 12 — 67% / 33% 8% $59,343 52 96%
Maritime Cybersecurity — — — — $62,443 60 —
Chemistry 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $67,054 69 —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $64,505 64 —
Biochemistry — — — — $63,066 61 —
Biology 13 — 38% / 62% 8% $62,474 60 —
Exercise Science 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $54,310 38 —
Nursing 38 — 5% / 95% 0% $89,533 92 97%
Accounting 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,355 62 —
Business 29 +1 59% / 41% 28% $55,660 42 97%
Business Administration 28 — 39% / 61% 0% $52,320 32 90%
Health Administration 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $66,619 68 97%
Medical Informatics — — — — $72,274 77 —
Sport Management 9 — 67% / 33% 33% $54,666 39 —
Communication and Media Studies — — — — $64,192 64 100%
English — — — — $45,479 14 —
History 5 +1 100% / 0% 0% $49,620 24 —
History and Political Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,364 26 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $51,142 28 —
International Relations 10 — 50% / 50% 10% $61,043 57 —
Psychology 18 — 11% / 89% 6% $45,169 14 96%
Religious Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,962 25 —
Social Work 28 — 7% / 93% 0% $55,561 42 90%
Chemistry Education — — — — $52,768 33 —
Elementary Education 18 — 11% / 89% 0% $47,746 19 100%
English Education — — — — $50,444 26 —
History Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,348 26 —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $52,785 33 —
Digital Arts 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,595 7 —
Music — — — — $38,736 6 —
Criminal Justice 9 +1 22% / 78% 0% $53,284 35 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,727
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 40.9% 40.9% 2012 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2013 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6% 2014 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3% 2015 Graduated: 44.9% 44.9% 2016 Graduated: 44.9% 44.9% 2017 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0% 2018 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2019 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8% 2020 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2% 2022 Graduated: 46.3% 46.3% 2023 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4% 2024 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 27.8% 27.8% 2012 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2013 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2014 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2015 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2016 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2018 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2019 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2020 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2023 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2024 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2011 Women: 52.3% 52.3% 2012 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2013 Women: 55.4% 55.4% 2014 Women: 52.6% 52.6% 2015 Women: 49.2% 49.2% 2016 Women: 45.4% 45.4% 2017 Women: 61.7% 61.7% 2018 Women: 51.6% 51.6% 2019 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2020 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Women: 50.6% 50.6% 2022 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2024 Women: 57.4% 57.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2012 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2016 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2017 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2018 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2019 Black: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2023 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2024 Black: 45.0% 45.0% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2015 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2019 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2023 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2024 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 White: 42.6% 42.6% 2012 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2013 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2014 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2015 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2016 White: 41.2% 41.2% 2017 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2018 White: 47.0% 47.0% 2019 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2020 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2021 White: 47.5% 47.5% 2022 White: 49.2% 49.2% 2023 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2024 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 International: 27.3% 27.3% 2018 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2019 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2020 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2022 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2023 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 International: 50.0% 50.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 31.5% 81 46% / 54% 14% $56,142 43 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.1% 67 24% / 76% 4% $52,719 33 92%
Health Sciences 18.7% 48 12% / 88% 0% $82,195 87 97%
Education 7.8% 20 15% / 85% 0% $48,006 20 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 13 38% / 62% 8% $62,474 60 —
Computer Science 4.7% 12 67% / 33% 8% $59,343 52 96%
Professional 3.5% 9 22% / 78% 0% $53,284 35 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 5 40% / 60% 20% $65,015 65 —
Arts 0.8% 2 0% / 100% 0% $39,595 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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2012 Acceptance: 72.2% 72.2% 2013 Acceptance: 63.8% 63.8% 2014 Acceptance: 56.7% 56.7% 2015 Acceptance: 44.0% 44.0% 2016 Acceptance: 51.4% 51.4% 2017 Acceptance: 51.4% 51.4% 2018 Acceptance: 58.1% 58.1% 2019 Acceptance: 62.1% 62.1% 2020 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2% 2021 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2022 Acceptance: 60.8% 60.8% 2023 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2024 Acceptance: 99.7% 99.7% 2011 Yield: 29.0% 29.0% 2012 Yield: 27.2% 27.2% 2013 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2014 Yield: 35.2% 35.2% 2015 Yield: 38.3% 38.3% 2016 Yield: 19.3% 19.3% 2017 Yield: 32.8% 32.8% 2018 Yield: 30.9% 30.9% 2019 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2020 Yield: 33.6% 33.6% 2021 Yield: 33.6% 33.6% 2022 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2023 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2024 Yield: 20.3% 20.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 901 901 2012 Applicants: 1,090 1,090 2013 Applicants: 933 933 2014 Applicants: 928 928 2015 Applicants: 843 843 2016 Applicants: 1,601 1,601 2017 Applicants: 1,169 1,169 2018 Applicants: 1,046 1,046 2019 Applicants: 949 949 2020 Applicants: 781 781 2021 Applicants: 831 831 2022 Applicants: 875 875 2023 Applicants: 1,195 1,195 2024 Applicants: 725 725 2011 Admitted: 599 599 2012 Admitted: 787 787 2013 Admitted: 595 595 2014 Admitted: 526 526 2015 Admitted: 371 371 2016 Admitted: 823 823 2017 Admitted: 601 601 2018 Admitted: 608 608 2019 Admitted: 589 589 2020 Admitted: 470 470 2021 Admitted: 550 550 2022 Admitted: 532 532 2023 Admitted: 650 650 2024 Admitted: 723 723 2011 Enrolled: 174 174 2012 Enrolled: 214 214 2013 Enrolled: 210 210 2014 Enrolled: 185 185 2015 Enrolled: 142 142 2016 Enrolled: 159 159 2017 Enrolled: 197 197 2018 Enrolled: 188 188 2019 Enrolled: 205 205 2020 Enrolled: 158 158 2021 Enrolled: 185 185 2022 Enrolled: 152 152 2023 Enrolled: 166 166 2024 Enrolled: 147 147

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 880 880 2012 25th: 850 850 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 880 880 2015 25th: 835 835 2017 25th: 952 952 2018 25th: 950 950 2019 25th: 990 990 2020 25th: 960 960 2021 25th: 1000 1000 2011 75th: 1070 1070 2012 75th: 1100 1100 2013 75th: 1120 1120 2014 75th: 1120 1120 2015 75th: 1100 1100 2017 75th: 1153 1153 2018 75th: 1160 1160 2019 75th: 1205 1205 2020 75th: 1150 1150 2021 75th: 1160 1160

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 482 482 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 500 500 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 591 591 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 605 605 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 580 580

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 425 425 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 562 562 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 580 580

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2021 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.