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Catawba College

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Salisbury, NCSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

75.2%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

1030–1300

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$33,400

Undergrad Enrollment

1,127

Applicants

2,547

Yield Rate

15.6%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$17,879/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $71,516 over four years.

What grads earn

$48,181/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$51,079 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

72% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

22%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Catawba College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$13,618
$30–48k$17,495
$48–75k$15,412
$75–110k$17,440
Over $110k$24,420

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

60%

Completion · all

59%

Completion · Pell

59%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

58%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,547
Admitted
1,97977.7%
Enrolled
30816% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Rape2
Robbery2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation63% / 37%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball37Basketball33Football140Golf11Lacrosse52Soccer43Swimming22Tennis14Track & Field88Volleyball16

Women's

Basketball18Beach Volleyball13Golf8Lacrosse27Soccer58Softball22Swimming21Tennis10Track & Field61Volleyball27

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General40 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science30 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management21 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse20 grads
Environmental Science15 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric14 grads
Management Information Systems, General12 grads
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy8 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General8 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching7 grads

4yr Grad Rate

54%

6yr Grad Rate

60%

Retention Rate

77%

Median Earnings

$48,793