Appalachian Bible College Overview

Located in Mount Hope, West Virginia, Appalachian Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Appalachian Bible College.

What Is Appalachian Bible College Known For?

• Appalachian Bible College has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 7 to 1.
• Students at Appalachian Bible College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Appalachian Bible College.
• For the <nil> academic year, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Appalachian Bible College student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Appalachian Bible College?

Contact details for Appalachian Bible College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	161 College Drive, Mount Hope, WV 25880-9557
Phone:	304-877-6428
Website:	abc.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bradley-WV/Appalachian-Bible-College/174006840360

How Do I Get Into Appalachian Bible College?

You can apply to Appalachian Bible College online at: https://abc.edu/undergraduate/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Appalachian Bible College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Appalachian Bible College?

The acceptance rate of Appalachian Bible College is 46%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 44%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Appalachian Bible College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 545 and 605. Math scores were between 490 and 585.

Appalachian Bible College received ACT scores from 59% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Appalachian Bible College?

The overall average net price of Appalachian Bible College is $20,528. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Appalachian Bible College, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $4,754 a year. That adds up to $19,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Appalachian Bible College is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Appalachian Bible College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 192 undergraduate students at Appalachian Bible College, with 136 being full-time and 56 being part-time.

There are also 7 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 136 full-time undergraduates at Appalachian Bible College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Appalachian Bible College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	123
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Appalachian Bible College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Appalachian Bible College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Lithuania, and Poland.

Online Learning at Appalachian Bible College

In 2020-2021, 59 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Appalachian Bible College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Appalachian Bible College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Appalachian Bible College was 87.1%. This is the #462 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Appalachian Bible College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.