by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
King University was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked King as #1,537 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 41 colleges in Tennessee, King is ranked at #26.
The acceptance rate at King University is a competitive 61%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
At King, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at King University is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at King University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At King the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 42%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at King University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,435 undergraduates at King with 1,252 being full-time and 183 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,559 | $21,678 | $19,230 | $25,446 | $25,282 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of King, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At King, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,142 a year. That adds up to $28,568 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for King are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1350 King College Road, Bristol, TN 37620-2699 |
| Phone: | 423-968-1187 |
| Website: | https://www.king.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 179 | $68,012 |
| Business Administration & Management | 148 | $43,471 |
| Social Work | 43 | $34,380 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 30 | $36,576 |
| General Psychology | 29 | $28,795 |
| Health & Physical Education | 28 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 24 | $33,580 |
| General Business/Commerce | 23 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 | $50,606 |
| General Biology | 16 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 925 students took at least one online class at King University. This is a decrease from the 1,185 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 925 | 599 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,185 | 752 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,457 | 778 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,252 | 834 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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