BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Montreat College

Montreat, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·montreat.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
+4.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
962
peer median 1,147
Avg net price
$26,328
+$4.3k 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
1,740
1,740 candidates competed
Admitted
1,204
69.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
215
17.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%+4.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
56%
Non-Pell
51%

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.

Of 47 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
5
10.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing5 · 10.6%
  • No Data42 · 89.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
42

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.

5
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.2%
$55,401 vs $54,745
Psychology Other
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.7%
$39,845 vs $32,203
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+28.0%
$41,209 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+32.3%
$72,401 vs $54,745
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+108.2%
$67,034 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.2%
+$656

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Psychology Other
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
54%
$21,500 debt · $39,845 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$24,450 debt · $67,034 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1960Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 10

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$21,717
$30–48k$23,372
$48–75k$26,184
$75–110k$28,027
$110k+$29,514

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

Avg net price (private)
$26,328
+$4,339vs Baccalaureate median $21,989
Federal loans
67.4%
In-state tuition
$33,860
Out-of-state
$33,860

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 378 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $7.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
378
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,066,626 total
Direct Loans
$7.5M
1,193 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$1.7M
441 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
478 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
129 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.7M
143 loan awards
Grad PLUS$13K
2 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 286 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
286
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.5%
2017
8.7%
2018
8.8%
2019
2.4%
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 Montreat College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

172 total completions
01Business
5230.2%
02Computer Sciences
2615.1%
03Health Professions
2112.2%
04Biological Sciences
2011.6%
05Psychology
158.7%
06Public Admin
148.1%
07Education
84.7%
08Security/Protective
74.1%
09Parks/Recreation
63.5%
10Communication
31.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
962
12-mo unduplicated
1,287
Undergraduate
991
Graduate
296

Gender split

Men
49%629
Women
51%658

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.8%
Unknown
18.7%
Black
12.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.1%
Hispanic
1.2%
Asian
1.1%
Two or more
0.9%
Non-resident
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
489
285 M · 204 W
Women athletes
41.7%
Athletic aid
$6.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.2M
$2.5M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
104 M · 64 W
$1.3M
Baseball
78 M ·
$1.5M
Soccer
47 M · 26 W
$1.3M
Basketball
43 M · 28 W
$1.4M
Wrestling
40 M · 13 W
$906K
Lacrosse
15 M · 13 W
$581K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 972 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.991 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs02
    Liquor06

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    51

    Montreat College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Montreat 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
    SubjectMontreat College
    50%962$26,328Baccalaureate
    Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
    34%79.9%1,184$28,901Baccalaureate
    Barton College
    46%94.2%1,235$23,665Baccalaureate
    Catawba College
    47%75.2%1,376$18,210Baccalaureate
    Mars Hill University
    45%67.9%1,110$20,313Baccalaureate
    Shaw University
    22%80.2%964$14,083Baccalaureate
    Peer group median46%79.9%1,147$21,989

    Frequently asked questions about Montreat College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Montreat College?

    Montreat College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Montreat College?

    Montreat College reports a total enrollment of 962 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Montreat College?

    The average net price at Montreat College is $26,328 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Montreat College?

    Montreat College's yield rate is 17.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Montreat College located?

    Montreat College is located in Montreat, North Carolina 28757-1267.

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