unitid 155937 · Sterling, KS · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (remote)
Sterling College
- enrollment 2023
- 805
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
48%
18th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
538
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
37%
undergrads on Pell grants
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
41%
finish within 150% time
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$47,185
49th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$22,371
after aid, aided students
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,846
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$24,625
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,068 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $45,058
- First-generation students
- 34%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,700
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 16 | $47,223 | $27,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 8 | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 8 | — | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 8 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 7 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 7 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 5 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 5 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 4 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 4 | — | — |
| History. | 4 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 3 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.