After Appalachian Bible College: graduation, pay and debt
Mount Hope, West Virginia · Private · 193 undergrads
76% of Appalachian Bible College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $42,377 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$42.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
76%
finish within six years.
46%
finish in four years.
66%
of first-years come back for year two.
$11k
median federal debt at graduation.
83%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
76%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
66%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
41
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$28,975
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$42,377
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
45%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$6,767
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
83%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
83%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
82%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers