Colleges / King University
College · Private nonprofit · Bristol, TN · City
KU

King University

Bristol, TN

Religious affiliation
Address1350 King College Road, Bristol, TN 37620-2699
Websitewww.king.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size908
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

908 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$196k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$107k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$36.2k
Room & board
$10.9k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention60%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
908
Location
Bristol, TN
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 · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, 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.

  • White73%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Black6%
  • International6%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$35k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 36

What you can study.

Colleges / King University
College · Private nonprofit · Bristol, TN · City
KU

King University

Bristol, TN

Religious affiliation
Address1350 King College Road, Bristol, TN 37620-2699
Websitewww.king.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size908
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

908 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$196k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$107k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$36.2k
Room & board
$10.9k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention60%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
908
Location
Bristol, TN
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 · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, 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.

  • White73%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Black6%
  • International6%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$35k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 36

What you can study.