Cottey College
Nevada, MO · Private · Town (remote)
Private institution in Nevada, MO · 266 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $35,422 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 24%Pell Grant share
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
- $18,154906th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,2091,245th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,2091,106th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $36,7261,133rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,043555th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,4221,773rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,9031,644th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.5%717th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 61.3%1,558th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 66.3%520th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1190417th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2661,815th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:194th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 45.3%511th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 372 mi (DAL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
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 14 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Founded in 1884source
- School colors: Blue and Yellow and Whitesource
- Athletic nickname: "Comets"source
- Mascot: Comet (The mascot of Cottey sports teams), / The Duck (The "Senior Class" mascot)source
- Motto: "Creators of Incredible Futures"source
- Formerly known as "Vernon Seminary" (1884–1886)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — women’s flag football
NAIA · KCAC
Curated listing — Flag Football is not yet a stable EADA sport filter. Verify varsity status on the school’s athletics site.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Cottey College’s 266 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO · 258 undergrads
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO · 274 undergrads
- Research College of NursingKansas City, MO · 249 undergrads
- Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO · 240 undergrads
- Mission UniversitySpringfield, MO · 342 undergrads
- City Vision UniversityKansas City, MO · 188 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Antigua College InternationalMiami Lakes, FL · 266 undergrads
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusWashington, DC · 266 undergrads
- Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, CA · 267 undergrads
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL · 267 undergrads
- Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington, TX · 268 undergrads
- Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA · 269 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecottey.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 177117)
- Compare colleges in MORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MissouriEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Logan UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Cottey College vs Logan UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
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