🎓 College profile

Emmaus Bible College

IA · Private nonprofit · Small city · 87 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Theology & Religious Vocations (the school's signature program)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 910, or ACT below 20 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
224
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$20,800
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$20,800
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
97.7%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%
910–1060
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%
20–26
composite
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$42,631
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$34,653
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$42,631
4-year completion
83%
Median debt (completers)
$15,750
Cost of attendance
$30,971
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
43%

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Emmaus Bible College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Emmaus Bible College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Theology & Religious Vocations
14 degrees · 41.2%
2. Psychology
7 degrees · 20.6%
Typical career outcomes
HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.
3. Education
5 degrees · 14.7%
Typical career outcomes
Elementary School Teacher $64k Secondary School Teacher $65k School Principal $101k Special Education Teacher $66k
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.
4. Computer & Information Sciences
4 degrees · 11.8%
Typical career outcomes
Software Developer $132k Data Scientist $108k Information Security Analyst $120k Web Developer $85k
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
5. Business, Management, & Marketing
4 degrees · 11.8%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Emmaus Bible College

CS degrees (annual)
4
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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