Sterling College

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $31,500
    5% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $23,531
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    48.2%
    820 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    694
    75.1% Full-Time

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    Costs

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,531.

    Tuition Costs

    $31,500
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

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    Average Net Price

    $23,531
    2024 Value
    2.33%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Sterling College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,531. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Sterling College grew by 2.33%.

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    Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

    Other Student Expenses

    $9,532
    Room and Board
    $1,240
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Sterling College was of $9,532 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 2.1% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,240. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

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    Admissions

    Sterling College received 820 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 0.726% annual growth. Out of those 820 applicants, 395 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 48.2% acceptance rate.

    There were 694 students enrolled at Sterling College in 2024. N/A

    Sterling College has an overall enrollment yield of 30.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    48.2%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    395
    Accepted Out of 820

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Sterling College was 48.2% (395 admissions from 820 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 53%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 0.726%, while admissions declined by 9.82%.

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    Enrollment

    Sterling College had a total enrollment of 694 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Sterling College is 521 students and the part-time enrollment is 173. This means that 75.1% of students enrolled at Sterling College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Sterling College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 55.5% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.64% Black or African American, 5.04% Two or More Races, 0.576% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.576% Asian, and 0.432% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

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    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    75.1%
    Full-Time Enrollment

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      385 enrolled students
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      106 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      53 enrolled students

    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, 42 students (6.05%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 12 fewer women than men received degrees from Sterling College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Sterling College is white (86 degrees awarded). There were 4.53 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (19 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Sterling College is Sport & Fitness Management (10 degrees awarded), followed by Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (10 degrees) and Elementary Education & Teaching (9 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Sterling College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Other managers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sterling College are Other managers (172,974 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (169,676 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (163,345 people), Police officers (153,039 people), and Secondary school teachers (109,854 people).

    The most specialized majors at Sterling College in 2024 are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (15 degrees), and Protective Services (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sterling College are Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Physicians, and Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

    The most specialized majors at Sterling College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (15 degrees), and Protective Services (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sterling College are Elementary & secondary schools (418,681 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (376,256 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (219,927 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (218,182 people), and Legal services (148,542 people).

    The most specialized majors at Sterling College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (15 degrees), and Protective Services (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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 Sterling College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Sport & Fitness Management
      10 degrees awarded
    2. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
      10 degrees awarded
    3. Elementary Education & Teaching
      9 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Sterling College was Sport & Fitness Management with 10 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    71
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    59
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 71 degrees were awarded to men at Sterling College, which is 1.2 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (59).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Sterling College in Sport & Fitness Management, which is 4 times more than the 2 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Sterling College in Elementary Education & Teaching, which is 8 times more than the 1 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      86 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      19 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      8 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Sterling College is white (86 degrees awarded). There were 4.53 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (19 degrees).

    2.31% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      68 degrees awarded
    2. White Male
      63 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      63 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Sterling College is white female (68 degrees awarded). There were 1.08 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (63 degrees).

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    Operations

    Sterling College has an endowment valued at nearly $13.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.31M (9.66%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

    In 2024, Sterling College had a total salary expenditure of 16.3M. N/A Most academics at Sterling College are Female Assistant professor (20), Male Assistant professor (14), and Female Associate professor (4).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Sterling College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 32 employees, Management, with 15 employees, and Service with 7 employees.

    Endowment

    $13.5M
    2024 Endowment
    10.7%
    growth from 2023

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    Salary Expenditure

    $6.41M
    2024 Salaries
    2.08%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Sterling College paid a median of $6.41M in salaries, which represents 39.3% of their overall expenditure ($16.3M) and a 2.08% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.37% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 4.01% growth between 2021 and 2022.

    Instructional Salaries

    $2.3M
    Instructional Salaries
    47
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Sterling College paid a total of $2.3M to 47 employees working as instructors, which represents 36% of all salaries paid.

    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Sterling College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 32 employees, Management with 15 employees, and Service with 7 employees.

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