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Cottey College

Name: Cottey College — Federal Education Data 2024
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-06-15
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Nevada, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·cottey.edu

6-yr Graduation

56%

+2.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Total enrollment

254

peer median 384

Avg net price

$18,154

+$601 vs Baccalaureate

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Admissions Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Campus safety Faculty Peers

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

636

636 candidates competed

Admitted

440

69.2% acceptance rate

Enrolled

21.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

56%+2.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Overall completion

56%+2.0pp vs Baccalaureate

4-year graduation

32%

4-year graduation

32%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

39%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

39%

Full-time retention

67%

Full-time retention

67%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap

Pell recipients

46%

Non-Pell

36%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 30 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 29 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

3.3% of portfolio

Fail rate

3.3%

+2.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

30programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data29 · 96.7%
Failing1 · 3.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$33,236

$34,808

National HS Median

-4.5%

−$1,572

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

-4.5%

$33,236 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

Program

EP gap

Status

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

-4.5%

−$1,572

Just failing

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$12,000

$33,236

36%

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

36%

$12,000 debt · $33,236 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1941Next review Aug 2033

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1918

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission
Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
Feb 2013Renewal of Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$17,399

$0–30k

$17,399

$30–48k$16,718

$30–48k

$16,718

$48–75k$18,588

$48–75k

$18,588

$75–110k$18,591

$75–110k

$18,591

$110k+$20,118

$110k+

$20,118

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)

$18,154

+$601vs Baccalaureate median $17,553

Federal loans

56.3%

In-state tuition

$26,209

Out-of-state

$26,209

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 130 students received $796K in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

130

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$796K

$795,786 total

Direct Loans

$1.0M

252 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$441K

109 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$456K

131 loan awards

Parent PLUS$107K

12 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 90 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

2.2%

-0.1pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

8.9%-0.4

2017

8.5%-0.7

2018

6.7%-0.3

2019

2.2%-0.1

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Cottey College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs21

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

68 total completions

01Psychology

1217.6%

01Psychology

1217.6%

02Liberal Arts

1217.6%

02Liberal Arts

1217.6%

03Business

913.2%

03Business

913.2%

04Social Sciences

811.8%

04Social Sciences

811.8%

05Biological Sciences

811.8%

05Biological Sciences

811.8%

06Visual/Performing Arts

57.4%

06Visual/Performing Arts

57.4%

07History

45.9%

07History

45.9%

08English Language

45.9%

08English Language

45.9%

09Multi/Interdisciplinary

45.9%

09Multi/Interdisciplinary

45.9%

10Education

22.9%

10Education

22.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

254

12-mo unduplicated

269

Undergraduate

269

Graduate

Gender split

Men

0%0

Women

100%269

Race / ethnicity composition

White

72.9%

Hispanic

10.5%

Black

6.8%

Non-resident

4.1%

American Indian / Alaska Native

2.3%

Asian

1.5%

Two or more

1.5%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

0.00

0 offenses · 311 students

3-year trend

10.602 yrs ago19.801 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

6.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Cottey College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cottey College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectCottey College	56%	—	254	$18,154	Baccalaureate
Hesston College	54%	—	373	$21,458	Baccalaureate
Ranken Technical College	31%	—	1,784	$16,952	Baccalaureate
Kansas Christian College	8%	—	145	$15,686	Baccalaureate
Donnelly College	—	—	395	$15,025	Baccalaureate
Dunwoody College of Technology	86%	98.9%	1,537	$27,023	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	54%	98.9%	384	$17,553

Frequently asked questions about Cottey College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cottey College.

What is the graduation rate at Cottey College?

Cottey College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cottey College?

Cottey College reports a total enrollment of 254 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Cottey College?

The average net price at Cottey College is $18,154 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Cottey College?

Cottey College's yield rate is 21.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Cottey College located?

Cottey College is located in Nevada, Missouri 64772.

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