King’s College Business Programs

Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, King's College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

King’s College Rankings

King's College PA landed the #258 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at King's College PA.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#104	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards King's College PA has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#122	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#125	Best Schools	Grad Degree
#127	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates	College Factual

Where Is King’s College?

Contact details for King's College PA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	133 N River St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0801
Phone:	570-208-5900
Website:	www.kings.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/kingscollegepa
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/KingsCollege_PA

How Do I Get Into King’s College PA?

You can apply to King’s College PA online at: www.kings.edu/Admissions/applying_to_kings

Admission Requirements for King’s College PA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into King’s College PA?

With an acceptance rate of 87%, King's College PA is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Can I Afford King’s College?

The overall average net price of King's College PA is $38,835. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At King's College PA, approximately 97% of students took out student loans averaging $9,269 a year. That adds up to $37,076 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at King's College PA is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

King’s College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,059 undergraduate students at King's College PA, with 1,901 being full-time and 158 being part-time.

There are also 261 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,901 full-time undergraduates at King's College PA, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of King's College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	182
White	1,348
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	127

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at King's College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at King's College PA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Qatar.

Online Learning at King’s College

In 2019-2020, 801 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at King's College PA has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of King’s College PA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at King's College was 1,079.7%. This is the #73 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at King's College PA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

King’s College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Accounting	41	41
General Business Administration and Management	41	41
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	34	34
Finance	19	19
International Business/Trade/Commerce	17	17
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	9	9
General Economics	6	6
TOTAL	167	167

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jamesmh2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.