Match #1
Sterling College-Kansas
Sterling, KS
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate48%
- 538 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Enrollment 538 students, close to 621
- Acceptance rate 48%, close to 54%
The colleges most similar to Tabor College are Sterling College-Kansas, Central Christian College of Kansas, and Barclay College. Tabor College admits 65% of applicants and has an average net price of $19,034 a year; 4 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 5 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Tabor College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Tabor College
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Match #2
Central Christian College of Kansas
McPherson, KS
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate53%
- 380 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Acceptance rate 53%, close to 54%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Barclay College
Haviland, KS
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate51%
- 168 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Remote
- Acceptance rate 51%, close to 54%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate79%
- 983 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 48%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
York College-Nebraska
York, NE
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate52%
- 428 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 48%
- Enrollment 428 students, close to 621
Match #6
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate66%
- 673 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 48%
- Enrollment 673 students, close to 621
Match #7
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
Ankeny, IA
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate68%
- 405 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Hannibal-LaGrange University
Hannibal, MO
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate73%
- 410 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Enrollment 410 students, close to 621
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate49%
- 1,308 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 52%, close to 48%
- Acceptance rate 49%, close to 54%
Match #10
Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate69%
- 1,488 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 48%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Tabor College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Tabor College?
The closest matches to Tabor College are Sterling College-Kansas, Central Christian College of Kansas, Barclay College, MidAmerica Nazarene University, and York College-Nebraska. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Tabor College hard to get into?
Tabor College admitted 65% of its 1,364 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 5 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Tabor College alternatives cost less?
4 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Tabor College ($19,034 a year), including Central Christian College of Kansas ($14,036), Barclay College ($15,864), and Oklahoma Baptist University ($15,979). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
