🎓 College profile

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

IA · Private nonprofit · Large suburb · 308 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Match

Solid match for academically prepared students. Affordable on average — net price runs around $16,282/yr.

✅ 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 940, or ACT below 18 (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
405
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$20,270
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$20,270
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
49.7%
Moderately selective
SAT middle 50%
940–1180
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%
18–25
composite
Test policy
Required
2023
10-yr earnings
$40,650
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
$33,372
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$40,650
4-year completion
68%
Median debt (completers)
$12,971
Cost of attendance
$32,722
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
35%

💰 True ROI

6.2× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)
$65,128
$16,282/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$65,760
vs sticker $130,888
10-yr earnings total
$406,500
$40,650/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
1.6 yrs
at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary, the average net price is $16,282/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$14,121/yr
Family income $30-48k
$14,439/yr
Family income $48-75k
$16,036/yr
Family income $75-110k
$17,612/yr
Family income $110k+
$19,580/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

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

1. Theology & Religious Vocations
18 degrees · 52.9%
2. Business, Management, & Marketing
9 degrees · 26.5%
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.
3. Education
7 degrees · 20.6%
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.

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.

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💰 Better out-of-state value
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🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state, similar SAT band, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
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