Cottey College

Student body

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

254

Student–faculty ratio

6 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

46%

First-generation students

31%

Students over 25

5%

Median family income

$42,404

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$50,184

Endowment

$108,104,282

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate

69.2%

Test scores

Not considered

SAT range (25th–75th %)

—

SAT average

—

SAT reading

—

SAT math

—

ACT composite

—

Cost

In-state tuition

$27,562

Room & board

$11,240

Books & supplies

$1,225

Total cost of attendance

$39,269

Average net price

$13,805

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

56%

Graduated on time (4 years)

32%

First-year retention

67%

Transferred to another college

0%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$32,903

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$35,422

Median debt at graduation

$19,043

Students with federal loans

61%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

54%

About 24% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

Yes

Dorm capacity

350

Dorm capacity vs undergrads

100%+

Application fee

$20

Football conference

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$12,063/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.