Private nonprofit · College

Culver-Stockton College

Canton, Missouri · Remote rural

99.1%
Admit rate
$21,983
Avg net price
39%
Graduation rate
$46,092
Median earnings

Culver-Stockton College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Canton, Missouri (remote rural setting), enrolling 807 undergraduates. It has a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 807 undergradsRemote ruralAccessible · 99% admitNAIA Division II · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceCold winters

About Canton, Missouri

Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The building also doubled as Canton's first business, a tavern. Canton's early history could well be called a tale of two cities. The village of Tully, founded in November, 1834, was just a mile north of fledgling Canton and had a slightly better area for steamboats to anchor. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
92 miles to Columbia, MO
To Great Lakes shore
236 miles
Nearest airport
22 miles to Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)

How Culver-Stockton College compares

Selectivity99.1%

More selective than 5% · #41 most selective of 44 in Missouri

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 21% · #42 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention67%

Higher than 24%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,092

Higher than 27% · #31 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$21,983

Cheaper than 41% · #34 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$26,000

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment807

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare Culver-Stockton College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

974students
  • Undergraduate80783%
  • Graduate16717%

Undergraduates by gender

807undergrads
  • Women42252%
  • Men38548%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White67%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic5.5%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial9.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
807
Graduate enrollment
167
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$52,224
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$56,214
Endowment
$41,171,818

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 250 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Missouri36%
  • Other U.S. states63%
  • International0.8%

A national draw — only 36% of first-years come from Missouri; 63% arrive from other states.

1% came from outside the U.S. 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.

Admissions

Admission rate
99.1%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$30,875
Room & board
$10,400
Books & supplies
$1,100
Total cost of attendance
$44,112
Average net price
$21,983

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)
39%
Graduated on time (4 years)
36%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
44%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,673
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,092
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
45%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
36%
Low-income (Pell)
45%
First-generation
47%

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
843
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$4,255
Meal plan (year)
$5,250
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Football conference
Heart of America Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
595 (398 men · 197 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 (11)

Football169
Soccer82
Baseball67
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)64
Basketball54
Softball53
Volleyball43
Other Sports27
Lacrosse17
Bowling13
Golf6

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
10
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,028 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.

3.3reported offenses a year
3.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.3
Fondling
1.0

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
$17,712
$30–48k
$18,801
$48–75k
$21,584
$75–110k
$24,016
$110k+
$24,786

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.

Est. total to a degree
$89,230

$21,584/year × about 4.1 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.

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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$18,063
average award, among those who get one

Culver-Stockton College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $18,063. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 263 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)
$46,092
Typical debt at graduation
$26,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
56%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.6 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
$42,851
Men
$48,473

Men out-earn women by $5,622 (13%) 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
85°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
39.5″
Annual snow
17.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canton L&D 20, MO US station (1.3 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.