- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Montreat College
Montreat, NCSuburb: largeZIP 28757Founded 1916
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1916
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.montreat.edu
- Member of
- ACA
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Montreat College
Montreat College is a private nonprofit college in Montreat, North Carolina, with 762 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $25,095 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention59%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans66%
$25,095net price / year
69%admission rate
—average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$53,114median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,150median debt
#1,113 of 1,704 for earnings#1,232 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,287 of 1,738 for graduation rate#548 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
- $50,120tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,544
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,544
- Average net price
- $25,095national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,122
$30,001–48,000$21,388
$48,001–75,000$21,456
$75,001–110,000$23,030
$110,001+$31,737
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 college59%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 59%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,380
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,114middle 50%: $34,790–$72,803
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,150
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,803
Median, Montreat College$53,114
Lower quarter$34,790
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
- 762
- Part-time
- 8.4%
- Women / men
- 45% / 55%
- Average age at entry
- 23.2
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 37%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,390 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,421
- Endowment, end of year
- $10,261,351
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic2.2%
Black12%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races0.8%
U.S. nonresident5.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
Unknown14%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Computer & information sciences14%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Psychology12%
Education6.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.8%
Communication & journalism5.1%
Natural resources & conservation3.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | $25,577 | 45% | $48,794 |
| Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain, MS | $26,306 | 42% | $42,093 |
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| Sterling College Sterling, KS | $24,297 | 39% | $50,326 |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY | $23,753 | 46% | $52,012 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199032. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6906389.