$35,422
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cottey College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Nevada, Missouri with 254 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $13,805 a year (tuition and fees $27,562). It admits 69% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $35,422 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,043 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,805
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$27,562
US median $11,837
Admission rate
69%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,043
About $202 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,422
Rank 3,405 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,805
- Tuition and fees
- $27,562
- Cost of attendance
- $39,269
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,093
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,634
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,063
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,732
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,130
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $19,300 in 2015-16 to $27,562 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 69%
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 254
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 20
- Endowment
- $108.1M
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,405 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,805 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $27,562 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 69% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,043 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,903 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,422 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | $12,000 | Withheld | $33,236 | $44,125 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,695 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,891 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,773 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| MusicAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,201 |
| DanceAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,547 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged ArtBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Nevada and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Cottey College cost?
$13,805 a year is the average net price at Cottey College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $27,562, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $39,269. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,093 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cottey College?
69% of applicants are admitted to Cottey College. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Cottey College graduates earn?
$35,422 a year is the median pay of former Cottey College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,903 after 6 years). That ranks 3,405 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 120 in Missouri.
How much student debt do Cottey College graduates have?
$19,043 is the median federal student loan debt of Cottey College graduates, about $202 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Cottey College?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Cottey College finish within 6 years. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Cottey College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (12 associate's graduates), Biology, General (12 bachelor's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (7 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.