Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 254 undergrads
- Women's college
- Admit rate
- 69%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,347per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 57%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,54310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Cottey is a women's college owned by the P.E.O. Sisterhood, an organization of more than 200,000 women who support its students.
Source: Why Cottey - Cottey College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 69%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Cottey College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,347full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $40,491sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $29,594Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 57%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 67%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,54310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 254Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 51%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 31%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO — admits 90%
- Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO — admits 94%
- Midwives College of Utah Salt Lake City, UT — admits 86%
- EDvance College San Francisco, CA — admits 100%
Also worth a look
- Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO — admits 73%
- Mission University Springfield, MO
- Stephens College Columbia, MO — admits 77%
- Logan University Chesterfield, MO — admits 64%
- Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis, MO
- Calvary University Kansas City, MO — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Cottey College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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