- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IACity: midsizeZIP 52402Founded 1851
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1851
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.coe.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Coe College
Coe College is a private nonprofit college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with 1,164 undergraduates. It admits 64% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $18,647 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate64%
Retention73%
4-year graduation47%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans67%
$18,647net price / year
64%admission rate
1223average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$60,502median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#744 of 1,704 for earnings#766 of 1,739 for lowest net price#693 of 1,738 for graduation rate#439 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $70,325tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $56,730
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $56,730
- Average net price
- $18,647national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,807
$30,001–48,000$12,748
$48,001–75,000$14,011
$75,001–110,000$17,763
$110,001+$26,349
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 64%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1223
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college64%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,187
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,502middle 50%: $43,835–$84,508
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,508
Median, Coe College$60,502
Lower quarter$43,835
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,164
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,291 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,383
- Endowment, end of year
- $104,478,883
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic14%
Black10%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races1.5%
U.S. nonresident3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown4.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Psychology10%
Visual & performing arts5.9%
Physical sciences5.6%
Education5.2%
Health professions5.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | $18,763 | 61% | $57,546 |
| Lycoming College Williamsport, PA | $18,815 | 58% | $60,091 |
| Westminster College New Wilmington, PA | $19,484 | 60% | $59,487 |
| SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY | $19,338 | 61% | $53,737 |
| Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | $17,612 | 58% | $54,098 |
| Ripon College Ripon, WI | $20,233 | 59% | $55,453 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 153144. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5140489.