- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Cottey College
Nevada, MOTown: remoteZIP 64772Founded 1884
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1884
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/associate's: mixed
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cottey.edu
- Member of
- WCC
MissouriWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Cottey College
Cottey College is a private nonprofit college in Nevada, Missouri, with 254 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $21,347 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention67%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans94%
$21,347net price / year
69%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$46,543median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#1,413 of 1,704 for earnings#973 of 1,739 for lowest net price#741 of 1,738 for graduation rate#544 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
- $40,491tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $29,594
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,594
- Average net price
- $21,347national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,758
$30,001–48,000$20,179
$48,001–75,000$19,717
$75,001–110,000$21,258
$110,001+$24,927
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,867
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,543middle 50%: $31,300–$61,293
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$61,293
Median, Cottey College$46,543
Lower quarter$31,300
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
- 254
- Part-time
- 0.4%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 83%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,576 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $26,653
- Endowment, end of year
- $108,104,282
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic13%
Black6.7%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races1.2%
U.S. nonresident5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences17%
Business & management15%
Psychology14%
Education13%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.1%
Natural resources & conservation3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 177117. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5175610.