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The King's College is a private liberal arts college located in New York, New York. The King's College is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at The King's College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $57,872 10 years after enrolling, 45th in New York, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, The King's College bachelor students earn 17% more than the national average. The King's College is ranked 84th in New York.
The King's College’s median net annual cost of $35,422 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at The King's College sorted by number of graduates - Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$35,422
Average years to graduate
4.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at The King's College is 14% lower than the state average, and 16% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At The King's College, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at The King's College graduates within 4.9 years.
The King's College is in the bottom 5% 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.
The average Title IV recipient at The King's College pays $35,422 a year, $24,731 less than the $60,153 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 $35,422
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At The King's College, 99% 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 $35,422 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 83% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,383. This is 29% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,267
Pell grants
$4,520
State grants
$4,115
Institutional grants
$23,066
The King's College's selective admissions are indicated by their 44% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,011 applicants, of which 443 were admitted and 57 enrolled. The King's College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
87%
59%
In-state
9%
68%
1st generation
N/A
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%