Sterling College
Sterling, Kansas
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 538 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 48%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,297per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 40%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,32610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Every major at Sterling College includes a built-in service project requirement that connects Christian servanthood to the student's academic field.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 48%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.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 Sterling 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
- $24,297full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $49,063sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $35,200Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 50%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,32610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 538Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Bethel College-North Newton North Newton, KS — admits 94%
- Tabor College Hillsboro, KS — admits 65%
- McPherson College McPherson, KS — admits 77%
- Southwestern College Winfield, KS — admits 76%
Also worth a look
- Bethany College Lindsborg, KS — admits 56%
- Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD — admits 46%
- York University York, NE — admits 52%
- Millsaps College Jackson, MS — admits 43%
- Friends University Wichita, KS — admits 55%
- Defiance College Defiance, OH — admits 48%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Sterling 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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