King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA · Private · Small city · King's · Kings · Kings College
Private institution in Wilkes-Barre, PA · 1,519 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $59,498 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,2811,356th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,6001,710th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,6001,690th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,9911,653rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,498563rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,734461st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.1%775th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.1%836th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.2%1,349th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1150523rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5191,104th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.3%1,357th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 97 mi (EWR)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,964 | $52,733 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,497 | $44,468 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $49,527 | $40,456 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,058 | $47,260 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $36,042 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $35,864 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $34,963 | $33,993 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $34,420 | $32,174 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,993 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,598 | $27,476 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,055 | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitekings.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 213321)
- Compare colleges in PARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: King's College vs Saint Francis UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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