Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MO · Private · Rural (remote) · C-SC · CSC · CULVER
Private institution in Canton, MO · 884 undergraduates · 98% acceptance rate · $46,092 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
- $22,0801,276th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,9151,333rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,9151,238th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $43,0281,279th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,0921,291st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,6731,176th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.2%1,133rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.3%1,361st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.0%1,491st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1020895th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8841,427th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.8%891st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 228 mi (ORD)
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 31 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,426 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,789 | $40,281 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,993 | $31,305 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $29,820 | $30,305 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $28,960 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,765 | $26,585 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,967 | $28,236 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professions | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,456,373 (M $2,572,880 · W $851,533 · Coed $31,960)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Culver-Stockton College’s 884 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO · 868 undergrads
- Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MO · 791 undergrads
- Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO · 782 undergrads
- Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO · 1,015 undergrads
- William Woods UniversityFulton, MO · 1,061 undergrads
- Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 1,086 undergrads
Elsewhere
- American Samoa Community CollegePago Pago, AS · 884 undergrads
- Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH · 884 undergrads
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee, WI · 883 undergrads
- Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT · 882 undergrads
- Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, UT · 882 undergrads
- California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA · 881 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteculver.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 177144)
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- Compare with William Jewell CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Culver-Stockton College vs William Jewell CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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