Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, Georgia · Website
$50,412
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,412
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Covenant College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lookout Mountain, Georgia with 939 undergraduates and 13 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,265 a year (tuition and fees $42,040). It admits 87% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,412 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,265
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$42,040
US median $11,837
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,500
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,412
Rank 1,446 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
- $26,265
- Tuition and fees
- $42,040
- Cost of attendance
- $57,467
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,310
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,929
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,606
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,836
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,172
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 $31,320 in 2015-16 to $42,040 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
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,294
- SAT reading, middle
- 605
- SAT math, middle
- 580
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 939
- Graduate students
- 13
- Part-time students
- 1.1%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $64.9M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,446 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,265 | $16,487 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,040 | $8,578 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 74% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,500 | $16,542 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,570 | $33,044 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,412 | $38,579 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $28,180 | $42,517 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $21,600 | $46,628 | $75,186 | $68,407 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,761 | $82,686 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,077 | $47,382 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $20,968 | Withheld | $44,909 | $50,532 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,944 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lookout Mountain and Georgia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Georgia
- Homes: Homes for sale in Georgia
Questions and answers
How much does Covenant College cost?
$26,265 a year is the average net price at Covenant College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $42,040, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,467. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,310 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Covenant College?
87% of applicants are admitted to Covenant College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,294 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Covenant College graduates earn?
$50,412 a year is the median pay of former Covenant College students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,570 after 6 years). That ranks 1,446 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's) at $46,628.
How much student debt do Covenant College graduates have?
$22,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Covenant College graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Covenant College?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Covenant College finish within 6 years. 88% 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 Covenant College?
Psychology, General (17 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (17 bachelor's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (16 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.