Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | Rural |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 1,058 |
Religious affiliation | The Presbyterian Church in America |
Student to faculty ratio | 13:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 900 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
Covenant College is less selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 612 applications and 589 students were granted admission. Covenant College is at the #94 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 68% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 60% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 1050 to 1300 |
ACT | 24 to 29 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, Covenant College's tuition was $31,320 for all students regardless of residency (16.9% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 100% of Covenant College's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 27% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,096 (which is 6.9% below the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at Covenant College in 2016-2017, was 131, which is 51% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,559 (which is 5.7% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, Covenant College has enrolled a total of 1,058 students (1,014 students full-time and 44 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 1,058 students, 25 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 45% men and 55% women and 1,005 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 53 for graduates studies.
White: 85%
Hispanic: 3%
Non-resident alien: 3%
Black/African American: 3%
Two or more races: 3%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 2%
Asian: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at Covenant College.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Education | 63% | 120 | |
Social Sciences | 6% | 12 | |
Theology And Religious Vocations | 3% | 6 | |
Mathematics And Statistics | 2% | 4 | |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 1% | 2 | |
Multi/interdisciplinary Studies | 1% | 2 | |
Visual And Performing Arts | 1% | 2 | |
History | 1% | 2 | |
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 0% | 0 | |
English Language And Literature/letters | 0% | 0 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of Covenant College full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of Covenant College graduates 6 years after enrollment is $32,100. Last year, out of the total 534 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 486 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 603 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 525 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $32,100 | $39,100 |
Employment Rate | 91% | 87% |
Total Graduates | 534 | 603 |
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