Cottey College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$24,518
5% growth from 2022
2023 Acceptance Rate
66.3%
567 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
266
99.2% Full-Time

About

Cottey College is a higher education institution located in Vernon County, MO. In 2023, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Cottey College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (12 degrees awarded), General Drama & Theater Arts (1 degrees), and General Music (1 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Cottey College is $24,518, which is $12,327 more than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,192).

Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Cottey College is $24,518, which is $12,327 more than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,192).

Tuition Costs

$24,518
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Cottey College was $24,518. The cost of tuition at Cottey College is $12,327 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,192).

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Admissions

Cottey College received 567 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 16.9% annual growth. Out of those 567 applicants, 376 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 66.3% acceptance rate.

There were 266 students enrolled at Cottey College in 2023. N/A

Cottey College has an overall enrollment yield of 17.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

66.3%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
376
Accepted Out of 567

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Cottey College was 66.3% (376 admissions from 567 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 73%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants declined by 16.9%, while admissions declined by 24.5%.

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Enrollment

Cottey College had a total enrollment of 266 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Cottey College is 264 students and the part-time enrollment is 2. This means that 99.2% of students enrolled at Cottey College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Cottey College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 72.9% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.77% Black or African American, 2.26% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.5% Two or More Races, 1.5% Asian, and 0.376% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Cottey College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (72.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (11.3%) and Black or African American Female (5.58%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

99.2%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Cottey College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 266 students. The full-time enrollment at Cottey College is 264 and the part-time enrollment is 2. This means that 99.2% of students enrolled at Cottey College are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

61%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Cottey College was 61%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges (62%), Cottey College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    194 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    28 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    18 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Cottey College is 72.9% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.77% Black or African American, 2.26% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.5% Two or More Races, 1.5% Asian, and 0.376% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges is 42.4% White, 27.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0 students (0%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In N/A, N/A N/A women than men received degrees from Cottey College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Cottey College is white (48 degrees awarded). There were 9.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (5 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Cottey College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (12 degrees awarded), followed by General Drama & Theater Arts (1 degrees) and General Music (1 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Cottey College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Cultural & Gender Studies (2 degrees awarded), History (4 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cottey College are Physicians (416,629 people), Other managers (236,455 people), Postsecondary teachers (215,020 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (209,574 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (206,864 people).

The most specialized majors at Cottey College in 2023 are Cultural & Gender Studies (2 degrees awarded), History (4 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), Biology (12 degrees), and English (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cottey College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Cottey College are Cultural & Gender Studies (2 degrees awarded), History (4 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), Biology (12 degrees), and English (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cottey College are Elementary & secondary schools (536,970 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (524,277 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (497,150 people), uninformed (450,674 people), and Offices of physicians (206,326 people).

The most specialized majors at Cottey College are Cultural & Gender Studies (2 degrees awarded), History (4 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), Biology (12 degrees), and English (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Cottey College.
Most Common (2023)
  1. 12 degrees awarded
  2. 7 degrees awarded
  3. 6 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common N/A concentration at Cottey College was General Biological Sciences with 12 degrees awarded.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Two or More Races Female
Highest Graduation Rate (66.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Cottey College is Female and Two or More Races (66.7% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges, N/A students have the highest graduation rate (N/A%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    48 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    5 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Cottey College is white (48 degrees awarded). There were 9.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (5 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    48 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Female
    5 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races Female
    4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Cottey College is white female (48 degrees awarded). There were 9.6 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (5 degrees).

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Operations

N/A Cottey College employs 14 Associate professors, 12 Assistant professors and 11 Professors. Most academics at Cottey College are Female Associate professor (11), Female Assistant professor (10), and Female Professor (9).

Instructional Salaries

$2.29M
Instructional Salaries
37
Number of Employees

In 2023, Cottey College paid a total of $2.29M to 37 employees working as instructors, which represents 28.3% of all salaries paid.

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Occupations by Share

Associate professor
Most Common Instructor
14 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Cottey College were Associate professor with 14 employees, Assistant professor with 12 employees, and Professor with 11 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Female Associate professor
  2. Female Assistant professor
  3. Female Professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Cottey College was Female Associate professor with 11 employees, Female Assistant professor with 10 employees, and Female Professor with 9 employees.

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