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Acceptance Rate

48.2%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

938–1123

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$32,200

Undergrad Enrollment

569

Applicants

826

Yield Rate

32.4%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$22,371/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $89,484 over four years.

What grads earn

$38,771/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$43,046 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.3 years of pay.

67% 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

6.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

12%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Sterling 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$19,068
$30–48k$19,236
$48–75k$21,975
$75–110k$23,525
Over $110k$26,602

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

43%

Completion · all

40%

Completion · Pell

29%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

60%

Median debt

$24,625

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
826
Admitted
43853.0%
Enrolled
14232% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

No campus safety data available.

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

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation68% / 32%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball46Basketball39Football98Golf13Soccer33Swimming2Tennis14Track & Field26

Women's

Basketball26Golf2Soccer19Softball20Swimming5Tennis8Track & Field16Volleyball33

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management10 grads
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration10 grads
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other9 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching9 grads
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General6 grads
History, General6 grads
Human Biology6 grads
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies5 grads
Management Science5 grads
Community Psychology5 grads

4yr Grad Rate

36%

6yr Grad Rate

42%

Retention Rate

50%

Median Earnings

$45,846