College · Private nonprofit · Palmer, AK · Suburb
Alaska Bible College
Palmer, AK
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size24
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $18k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
24 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $29k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$116k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$46k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $9.7k
- Room & board
- $7.0k
- Books & supplies
- $400
How students pay for it.
Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans6%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr38%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 24
- Location
- Palmer, AK
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Association for Biblical Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White88%
- Two or more races8%
- Hispanic4%
Part-time38%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$42k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 2
What you can study.