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How strong are the academics at Cottey College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

7:1
Student to faculty ratio
10
Average class size
40%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Cottey has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
76
10-19
58
20-29
4

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Cottey College:

61%
First-year retention rate
40%
4-year grad rate
47%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Cottey College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Secondary Education and Teaching
International Relations and Affairs
Environmental Studies
Organizational Leadership
2.4
4.32
6.24
8.16
10.08
12

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Women's Studies 1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 12
Business
  • Organizational Leadership 4
  • Business Administration and Management, General 2
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce 1
Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching 6
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 2
History
  • History, General 3
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences 3
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 4
Psychology
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 4
Social Sciences
  • International Relations and Affairs 5
  • Criminology 1
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 0
  • Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 0

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