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King's College is a private regional university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. King's College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at King's College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,120 10 years after enrolling, 40th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, King's College bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. King's College is ranked 49th in Pennsylvania.
King's College’s median net annual cost of $27,269 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at King's College sorted by number of graduates - Accounting, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Marketing, Education, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,269
Average years to graduate
4.2
Finance
Rank: #281
Economic score: 3.9
HR Management
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.76
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #448
Economic score: 15.15
Psychology
Rank: #700
Economic score: 21.4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Rank: #67
Economic score: 85.69
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at King's College - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Health Administrative Services - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 64% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at King's College is 3% lower than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At King's College, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at King's College graduates within 4.3 years.
King's College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
King's College’s economic mobility score of 12.57 is calculated by adjusting the 3.97 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. King's College’s EMS of 12.57 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at King's College pays $27,269 a year, $30,819 less than the $58,088 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $27,269
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At King's College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $27,269 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 85% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,714. This is 31% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,482
Pell grants
$5,060
State grants
$3,937
Institutional grants
$23,803
King's College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 96% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,079 applicants, of which 2,951 were admitted and 418 enrolled. King's College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While King's College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
50%
59%
First time
82%
59%
In-state
68%
68%
1st generation
29%
35%
White
70%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%