Colleges / Campbellsville University
College · Private nonprofit · Campbellsville, KY · Town
CU

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Religious affiliation
Address1 University Dr, Campbellsville, KY 42718-2799
Websitewww.campbellsville.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate80%
6-yr median pay$35k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size2,840
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $35k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 80% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,840 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$170k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$77k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$93k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$28.0k
Room & board
$10.1k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans18%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$35k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,840
Location
Campbellsville, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White65%
  • Black14%
  • International9%
  • Unknown4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$34k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.

Colleges / Campbellsville University
College · Private nonprofit · Campbellsville, KY · Town
CU

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Religious affiliation
Address1 University Dr, Campbellsville, KY 42718-2799
Websitewww.campbellsville.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate80%
6-yr median pay$35k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size2,840
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $35k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 80% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,840 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$170k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$77k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$93k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$28.0k
Room & board
$10.1k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans18%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$35k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,840
Location
Campbellsville, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White65%
  • Black14%
  • International9%
  • Unknown4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$34k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.