Public · Community college

Crowder College

Neosho, Missouri · Distant town

13%
Transfer rate
$9,023
Avg net price
49%
Grad / completion
$35,987
Median earnings

Crowder College is a public associate-granting institution in Neosho, Missouri (distant town setting), enrolling 2,570 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,570 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Neosho, Missouri

Neosho is the most populous city in and the county seat of Newton County, Missouri, United States. Starting in the late 1820s, European-American settlers of English, Scottish, German, Welsh, and Scots-Irish ancestry began moving into the area. The first of these settlers was Lunsford Oliver, who migrated from Tennessee in 1829 and located near Shoal Creek. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
473 miles
Nearest airport
24 miles to Joplin (JLN)

How Crowder College compares

Graduation rate49%

Higher than 36% · #55 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention59%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,987

Higher than 52% · #29 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$9,023

Cheaper than 74% · #15 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$9,000

Lower than 66%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment2,570

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Crowder College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

2,570undergrads
  • Women1,61063%
  • Men96037%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White70%
  • Black1.7%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian2.0%
  • Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,570
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$26,496
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,481
Endowment
$8,354,516

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 854 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Missouri91%
  • Other U.S. states9.0%

Most first-years stay in state — Crowder College draws overwhelmingly from Missouri.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,180
Out-of-state tuition
$8,280
Room & board
$8,856
Books & supplies
$1,400
Total cost of attendance
$16,291
Average net price
$9,023

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
49%
First-year retention
59%
Transferred to another college
13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,698
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,987
Median debt at graduation
$9,000
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
49%
Low-income (Pell)
30%
First-generation
29%

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
324
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
13%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
277 (176 men · 101 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (7)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)93
Baseball59
Soccer58
Softball19
Other Sports18
Golf17
Basketball13

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (3,959 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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.

< $30k
$8,283
$30–48k
$9,223
$48–75k
$8,481
$75–110k
$12,560
$110k+
$13,975

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

28%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,730
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 28% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,730. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 819 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$35,987
Typical debt at graduation
$9,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$31,834
Men
$44,454

Men out-earn women by $12,620 (40%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
50″
Annual snow
8.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Neosho, MO US station (3.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.