Pikeville College

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Southeast
Setting: Small Town Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Pikeville College From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Pikeville College is a small private college located in Pikeville, Kentucky. It has about 1000 students.

The college was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church as the Pikeville College Institute. It operated on the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels, although its "college" offerings were not accredited and did not lead to a degree.

In 1909 the school was split into the "Pikeville College Academy", which was a private school at the primary and secondary level, and Pikeville College, which was accredited as a junior college, offering the first two-years with an anticipation of students then transferring to another Presbyterian college for a degree. In 1955 the school became a degree granting four-year college in its own right, and in 1957 the academy closed.

In 1997 the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine opened. This makes the college one of the smallest colleges in the United States to have a medical school. PCSOM

The purpose of the osteopathic school, while graduates are fully prepared to specialize in any medical field, is to train primary care physicians to fill the shortage of medical care in the rural section of Appalachia in which it is located. Student recruitment is focused almost exclusively on students with a rural Appalachian background. It is one of 23 osteopathic colleges in the country, and one of five in Appalachia.

In athletics, the school's teams are known as the Bears and Lady Bears and compete in the NAIA's Mid-South Conference.

Pikeville College's current advertising slogan is Changing our world... one graduate at a time.

Facilities

The Armington Learning Center - A building which houses not only all undergraduate math and science classes, undergraduate labs, various professor's offices, Chrisman Auditorium, and the Chrisman Appalachian Research Institute, but also the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 762
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 96%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 11,500
Students Receiving Aid: 99%
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Admissions
Selectivity: Open Admissions
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 92%
African-American 5%
Other 3%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 86%
Out-of-State 14%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Kentucky 86%
Alabama 2%
Virginia 2%
West Virginia 1%
Ohio 1%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 48%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NAIA
Sports Include: Football (Mid-South Conference)
Basketball (Mid-South Conference)
Baseball (Mid-South Conference)
Track (Mid-South Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 11,500    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,481 69%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 4,306 84%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 3,577 65%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,569 45%  
Any Aid:
  99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 100% (Open Admissions)