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# King University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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## How much does King University cost after financial aid?

At King University, the standard budget lists a sticker price of $49,004 for undergraduates. That total combines $36,194 in tuition and fees along with $10,880 for room and board.

Grants and scholarships reduce the published cost by $26,657 on average for aid recipients. At the university the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is $22,347, which is level with the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Aid covers about 54% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. Azimuth ranks the university #658 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the affordability pillar in the 54th percentile.

After grants and scholarships, aid recipients at King University pay an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) of $22,347. That leaves it level with the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks the university #658 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the pillar in the 54th percentile.

Borrowers who finish hold a median of $22,750 in federal student loan debt. The gap is $2,250 below the peer median of $25,000.

Aid recipients in the lowest income band pay $22,696 on average; those in the highest band pay $27,219.

After grants and scholarships, aid recipients in the lowest income band, under $30,000, average $22,696. The next band, $30,001–$48,000, averages $17,677; $48,001–$75,000 averages $18,035; $75,001–$110,000 averages $21,188; and the highest band, over $110,000, averages $27,219.

41.6% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, so the lowest band applies to a substantial share of the student body. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $4,523.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$22,696

**$30–48K**
$17,677

**$48–75K**
$18,035

**$75–110K**
$21,188

**$110K+**
$27,219

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$22,347**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

Aid covers about 54% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, a reduction of $26,657 from the sticker price. The pattern across income bands is uneven.

The lowest-income band averages $22,696, while the middle band averages $18,035 and the highest band averages $27,219. The spread of $4,523 between the two ends is modest, and [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s dip for the middle income bands before rising for the highest band.

41.6% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, providing context for who the lowest band applies to.

The published cost of attendance at King University is $49,004. Azimuth ranks the university #658 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $22,696, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $18,035, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $27,219. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $4,523.

Aid covers about 54% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the average net price across all bands to $22,347. That figure is level with the median of $22,347 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who complete a degree leave with a median of $22,750 in federal student loans, which is $2,250 below the peer median of $25,000. About 87.4% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

Parents who borrow through the separate [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) program hold a median of $13,363. If repaid over ten years, the median student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $259 a month.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Borrowers who complete a degree at King University leave with a median of $22,750 in federal student loans. Measured against comparable institutions (same type and size), that median is $2,250 below the peer median of $25,000.

Federal loans reach 87.4% of federal aid recipients at the university. Parent borrowers represent a separate population.

They hold a median of $13,363 in [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) loans.

Among federally aided graduates of King University who are working and not enrolled, the median four years after completion is $61,394. That figure is at the 55th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

That amount is $5,479 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $11,306 more than the model expects for similar students.

That places the result at the 86th percentile. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, run from $46,126 on the downside to $82,496 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $61,394.

Borrowers who finish hold a median of $22,750 in federal loans, $2,250 below the peer median. If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $259 a month.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $13,363. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $259 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$13,363

**Estimated parent payment**
$170/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 10.0% | Caution |
| $100,000 | 4.5% | Safe |
| $150,000 | 2.1% | Safe |
| $200,000 | 1.4% | Safe |

The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. [Open the parent tool for your own numbers](/financial-gps/?tool=parent&school=king-university#parent-tool). [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$22,750

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$13,363

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$259/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$170/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$429/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $61,394, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**8.3%** of income above the allowance · Good

1.  Excellent Under 8%
2.  Good 8–under 12% · selected scenario
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=king-university#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.