After King University: graduation, pay and debt
Bristol, Tennessee · Private · 908 undergrads
46% of King University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $65,781 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,022 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$65.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
46%
finish within six years.
40%
finish in four years.
60%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21k
median federal debt at graduation.
60%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
40%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
60%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
40%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
52%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
196
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
44%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
192
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
34%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,678
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$65,781
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,022
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$18,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
60%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
76%
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