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Catawba College
Salisbury, NC · Private (nonprofit) · 1,235 students · mostly bachelor degrees
94th-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,879
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$49,516
Graduation rate
47%
Admission rate
75%
Median graduate earnings
$48,793
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Average SAT
1096
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
41%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
41 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$60,718Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$52,583Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$48,982Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$48,181Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$44,296Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$42,505Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$39,633
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.