Cottey College
Cottey College at a Glance
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About Cottey College
According to Wikipedia, Cottey College is a private women's college in Nevada, Missouri. It was founded by Virginia Alice Stockard in 1884. Since 1927 it has been owned and supported by the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic women's organization based in Des Moines, Iowa. For most of its history, Cottey was a two-year liberal arts college, and in 2011 it achieved accreditation as a four-year baccalaureate-granting college. It had 302 full-time students enrolled in 2021.
Cottey College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median ACT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 567 | 69% | 67% | 58% | 19 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2023; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Cottey College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $29,594 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $18,758 |
| 30K - 48K | $20,179 |
| 48K - 75K | $19,717 |
| 75K - 110K | $21,258 |
| 110K+ | $24,927 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Cottey College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Cottey College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,543 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Cottey College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 269 | 269 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Cottey College?
Cottey College is located at 1000 W Austin, Nevada, MO 64772.
How Safe is Cottey College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Cottey College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Cottey College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Nevada has a violent crime rate of 0.56% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.83%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Cottey College Known For?
Cottey College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Cottey College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Cottey College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Cottey College ranks #686 in the U.S. and #2088 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesCottey College ranks #786 in the U.S. and #3414 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesCottey College ranks #1178 in the U.S. and #3769 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesCottey College ranks #1271 in the U.S. and #4080 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesCottey College ranks #2702 in the U.S. and #7174 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesCottey College ranks #3040 in the U.S. and #11441 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesCottey College ranks #3328 in the U.S. and #13480 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science Degrees