Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri
About
Cottey College is a private women's college in Nevada, Missouri. It was founded by Virginia Alice (Cottey) Stockard in 1884. Since 1927, it has been supported by the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic women's organization based in Des Moines, Iowa. For most of its history, Cottey was a two-year liberal arts college, and in 2011 it achieved accreditation as a four-year baccalaureate-granting college. It had 266 students enrolled in 2023. Cottey is situated on 66 acres (26.7 ha) of land in Nevada, Missouri, the Vernon County seat and a rural town of 8,198 people (by the 2020 estimate). The main campus occupies 11 city blocks. Five blocks south is B.I.L. Hill, a private lodge that rests above a public park which includes a walking trail, gazebo, and small lake.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$29,594
- Estimated total for international students
- US$40,491
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 254
- International undergraduates
- 5%
- Students per teacher
- 6 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 69%
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 58%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$46,543
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (21)
Bachelor's degrees16 subjects
Associate's degrees5 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.