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Catawba College

Salisbury, NC · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Salisbury, NC · 1,127 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $48,793 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,210914th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,4001,427th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,4001,364th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$47,8661,413th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,7931,138th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,9121,420th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.1%1,067th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.5%1,048th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.7%828th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1136563rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,1271,296th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.4%727th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,478$48,198
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$35,213$34,259
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685$26,739
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$28,212$33,993
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$27,494$26,121
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$21,508—
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$15,922$22,482
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,607,017 (M $3,806,626 · W $2,800,391)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Catawba College’s 1,127 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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