Appalachian Bible College
Mount Hope, West Virginia · Private · 193 undergraduates · abc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
78%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
878 to 1106
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$36,670Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Appalachian Bible College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
78% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$36,670
a year in 2027-28, from a $36,670 sticker price
What to do with your 990
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- CLT accepted. Transfer students with 24+ transferable credits are exempt.
Source: Admissions Process for Appalachian Bible College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
78%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 878 to 1106
Reading and Writing 470 to 583
Math 408 to 523
ACT composite 21 to 23
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$36,670
a year
- Tuition$21,100
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,480
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,645
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,735
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,941
- Over $110,000$13,205
Financial aidEstimate
66%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$18,061
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
West Virginia programs for residents
Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program
$10,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.25+ GPA, Elementary or special education track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
- 3.25+ GPA, Math or science teaching track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
PROMISE Scholarship
$5,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1080+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Standard (single tier); Complete HS graduation requirements at a WV public or private HS; Promise application + FAFSA by March 1, 2027; full-time first-year; apply within 2 years of HS graduation; U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
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After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
66%
Typical earnings
$42,377
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Appalachian Bible College$42,549
- All colleges$46,656
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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