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Culver-Stockton College

Canton, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·culver.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
-6.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,028
peer median 1,035
Avg net price
$22,080
+$4.8k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
1,880
1,880 candidates competed
Admitted
1,863
99.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
192
10.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
39%-6.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%
Non-Pell
51%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 60 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
9
15.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing9 · 15.0%
  • No Data51 · 85.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
4
Safe
4
No data
51

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.

9
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+7.7%
$37,472 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+14.6%
$39,884 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+14.7%
$39,912 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+19.4%
$71,752 vs $60,112
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.2%
$42,880 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+30.1%
$45,287 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+45.8%
$50,742 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+84.6%
$64,270 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
77%
$30,875 debt · $39,884 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
69%
$26,000 debt · $37,472 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
69%
$31,000 debt · $45,287 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,742 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$24,982 debt · $64,270 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1924Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. 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
  3. Feb 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,859
$30–48k$18,483
$48–75k$22,385
$75–110k$24,019
$110k+$24,597

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,080
+$4,807vs Baccalaureate median $17,274
Federal loans
67.9%
In-state tuition
$29,915
Out-of-state
$29,915

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 359 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $7.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
359
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,062,159 total
Direct Loans
$7.7M
1,291 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.9M
453 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M
572 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.7M
135 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.0M
131 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.

Of 344 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
344
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.3%
2017
16.8%
2018
12.8%
2019
1.7%
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 Culver-Stockton College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs62
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

231 total completions
01Business
8838.1%
02Health Professions
2812.1%
03Psychology
2812.1%
04Parks/Recreation
2410.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
208.7%
06Education
156.5%
07Security/Protective
156.5%
08Liberal Arts
62.6%
09Communication
41.7%
10Biological Sciences
31.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,028
12-mo unduplicated
1,180
Undergraduate
979
Graduate
201

Gender split

Men
52%611
Women
48%569

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.0%
Black
15.5%
Hispanic
6.9%
Two or more
4.0%
Non-resident
3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Asian
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
578
380 M · 198 W
Women athletes
34.3%
Athletic aid
$2.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.7M
$800K
Recruiting expense
$18K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$34K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
179 M ·
$1.3M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
50 M · 37 W
$216K
Soccer
37 M · 44 W
$532K
Basketball
46 M · 30 W
$793K
Baseball
58 M ·
$345K
Softball
· 56 W
$335K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.00
3 offenses · 999 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago4.291 yr ago3.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs117
Liquor02

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.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
46

Culver-Stockton College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Culver-Stockton College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectCulver-Stockton College
39%1,028$22,080Baccalaureate
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
51%56.9%1,041$25,477Baccalaureate
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
21%659$13,375Baccalaureate
William Jewell College
68%38.4%959$16,602Baccalaureate
College of the Ozarks
64%12.0%1,454$7,669Baccalaureate
Missouri Valley College
22%69.2%1,770$17,945Baccalaureate
Peer group median45%47.6%1,035$17,274

Frequently asked questions about Culver-Stockton College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Culver-Stockton College.

What is the graduation rate at Culver-Stockton College?

Culver-Stockton College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Culver-Stockton College?

Culver-Stockton College reports a total enrollment of 1,028 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Culver-Stockton College?

The average net price at Culver-Stockton College is $22,080 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Culver-Stockton College?

Culver-Stockton College's yield rate is 10.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Culver-Stockton College located?

Culver-Stockton College is located in Canton, Missouri 63435-1299.

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