unitid 177117 · Nevada, MO · private nonprofit 4-year · town (remote)
Cottey College
- enrollment 2023
- 314
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
69%
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
254
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
46%
undergrads on Pell grants
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
56%
finish within 150% time
48th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$39,269
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,805
after aid, aided students
17th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$35,422
after entry, Title IV students
10th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$19,043
18th 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 $14,093 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
- $42,404
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,562
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 12 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 12 | $33,737 | $12,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 7 | — | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 7 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 6 | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 5 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 4 | — | — |
| History. | 4 | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 3 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 2 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 2 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2 | — | — |
— 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.