Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Disciples of Christ
Population
150,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation
256 (72%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
932
Men / Women
55% / 45%
From State
79%
From Region
7%
Athletes
72.9%
Racial/Ethnic
White
50%
Black
31%
Hispanic
10%
International
6%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 36.4% 36.4%
2012 Men: 39.4% 39.4%
2013 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2014 Men: 43.5% 43.5%
2015 Men: 36.8% 36.8%
2016 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2017 Men: 35.9% 35.9%
2018 Men: 48.4% 48.4%
2019 Men: 54.9% 54.9%
2020 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2021 Men: 53.8% 53.8%
2022 Men: 58.7% 58.7%
2023 Men: 58.7% 58.7%
2024 Men: 58.2% 58.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Black: 17.8% 17.8%
2012 Black: 18.3% 18.3%
2013 Black: 13.4% 13.4%
2014 Black: 22.7% 22.7%
2015 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2016 Black: 17.5% 17.5%
2017 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2018 Black: 21.4% 21.4%
2019 Black: 21.4% 21.4%
2020 Black: 22.7% 22.7%
2021 Black: 16.1% 16.1%
2022 Black: 21.7% 21.7%
2023 Black: 23.2% 23.2%
2024 Black: 18.8% 18.8%
2011 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2012 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2013 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2014 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2015 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2017 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2018 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2019 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6%
2020 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4%
2021 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2022 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2023 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2024 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9%
2011 White: 71.3% 71.3%
2012 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2014 White: 64.0% 64.0%
2015 White: 55.2% 55.2%
2016 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2017 White: 59.4% 59.4%
2018 White: 62.7% 62.7%
2019 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2020 White: 55.1% 55.1%
2021 White: 51.4% 51.4%
2022 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2023 White: 57.1% 57.1%
2024 White: 58.5% 58.5%
2011 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2012 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2016 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2017 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2018 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2019 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 International: 6.2% 6.2%
2023 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2024 International: 3.6% 3.6%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 21.0% 21.0%
2021 Black: 23.4% 23.4%
2022 Black: 23.2% 23.2%
2023 Black: 23.4% 23.4%
2024 Black: 26.2% 26.2%
2025 Black: 31.4% 31.4%
2020 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2021 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2022 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2023 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2024 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4%
2025 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2020 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2021 White: 56.4% 56.4%
2022 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2023 White: 56.7% 56.7%
2024 White: 54.0% 54.0%
2025 White: 50.3% 50.3%
2020 International: 6.2% 6.2%
2021 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2024 International: 5.3% 5.3%
2025 International: 5.6% 5.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Barton College
256
45% / 55%
6%
$51,898
30
96%
Chemistry
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Mathematics
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$62,180
59
—
Biology
19 —
21% / 79%
0%
$55,103
40
100%
Exercise Science
23 —
57% / 43%
0%
$45,394
14
94%
Nursing
26 —
4% / 96%
4%
$75,512
81
98%
Business Administration
64 +4
73% / 27%
17%
$53,610
35
92%
Health Administration
5 +1
40% / 60%
0%
$57,335
46
—
Sports Management
22 +5
91% / 9%
5%
$45,394
14
94%
English
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$44,714
12
—
Gerontology
— —
—
—
$44,816
13
—
History
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$45,753
14
—
Media Studies
10 —
40% / 60%
20%
$47,085
17
100%
Political Science
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,884
39
—
Psychology
15 +3
27% / 73%
0%
$45,275
13
—
Religious Studies
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,407
14
—
Social Work
12 —
0% / 100%
0%
$47,485
18
100%
Spanish
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,001
15
—
Elementary Education
7 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,853
27
96%
General Education
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$46,391
16
—
Middle School Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$50,853
27
96%
Public Health Education
1 +3
100% / 0%
0%
$52,087
30
—
Special Education
— —
—
—
$52,050
30
—
Studio Art
8 —
50% / 50%
0%
$36,447
4
—
Theater
— —
—
—
$36,293
4
—
Visual Communication Design
— —
—
—
$39,414
6
—
Criminal Justice
22 —
45% / 55%
0%
$46,589
16
96%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$39,581
ROI Percentile
30th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
66%
4-Year Graduation Rate
35%
6-Year Graduation Rate
46%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 47.4% 47.4%
2012 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9%
2013 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4%
2014 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7%
2015 Graduated: 40.4% 40.4%
2016 Graduated: 51.8% 51.8%
2017 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6%
2018 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7%
2019 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9%
2020 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9%
2021 Graduated: 51.8% 51.8%
2022 Graduated: 47.5% 47.5%
2023 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5%
2024 Graduated: 45.8% 45.8%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 55.1% 55.1%
2012 Men: 39.5% 39.5%
2013 Men: 45.2% 45.2%
2014 Men: 37.4% 37.4%
2015 Men: 41.9% 41.9%
2016 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2017 Men: 43.0% 43.0%
2018 Men: 44.3% 44.3%
2019 Men: 56.6% 56.6%
2020 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2021 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
2022 Men: 44.9% 44.9%
2023 Men: 54.9% 54.9%
2024 Men: 38.8% 38.8%
2011 Women: 43.8% 43.8%
2012 Women: 52.9% 52.9%
2013 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Women: 47.4% 47.4%
2015 Women: 39.7% 39.7%
2016 Women: 53.6% 53.6%
2017 Women: 58.1% 58.1%
2018 Women: 56.6% 56.6%
2019 Women: 54.0% 54.0%
2020 Women: 55.8% 55.8%
2021 Women: 53.3% 53.3%
2022 Women: 48.8% 48.8%
2023 Women: 49.6% 49.6%
2024 Women: 52.4% 52.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 22.7% 22.7%
2012 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Black: 37.9% 37.9%
2014 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2015 Black: 34.8% 34.8%
2016 Black: 45.0% 45.0%
2017 Black: 42.3% 42.3%
2018 Black: 20.9% 20.9%
2019 Black: 21.7% 21.7%
2020 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2021 Black: 45.7% 45.7%
2022 Black: 36.5% 36.5%
2023 Black: 39.1% 39.1%
2024 Black: 46.2% 46.2%
2011 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0%
2012 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5%
2013 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6%
2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2019 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2020 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0%
2021 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2022 Hispanic: 68.8% 68.8%
2023 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3%
2024 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2011 White: 52.8% 52.8%
2012 White: 52.1% 52.1%
2013 White: 52.1% 52.1%
2014 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 White: 53.5% 53.5%
2016 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2017 White: 59.7% 59.7%
2018 White: 63.5% 63.5%
2019 White: 61.2% 61.2%
2020 White: 52.0% 52.0%
2021 White: 51.8% 51.8%
2022 White: 49.2% 49.2%
2023 White: 54.9% 54.9%
2024 White: 51.9% 51.9%
2011 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2014 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 International: 37.5% 37.5%
2018 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2021 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2022 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2023 International: 81.8% 81.8%
2024 International: 40.0% 40.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
35.5%
91
76% / 24%
13%
$51,828
30
93%
Health Sciences
19.1%
49
29% / 71%
2%
$61,375
57
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
19.1%
49
20% / 80%
4%
$46,644
16
100%
Professional
8.6%
22
45% / 55%
0%
$46,589
16
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
7.4%
19
21% / 79%
0%
$55,103
40
100%
Education
5.5%
14
29% / 71%
0%
$49,666
23
96%
Arts
3.1%
8
50% / 50%
0%
$36,447
4
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.6%
4
25% / 75%
0%
$62,180
59
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
45%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
45%
45%
45%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 52.0% 52.0%
2012 Acceptance: 44.4% 44.4%
2013 Acceptance: 41.8% 41.8%
2014 Acceptance: 38.5% 38.5%
2015 Acceptance: 41.8% 41.8%
2016 Acceptance: 40.9% 40.9%
2017 Acceptance: 38.9% 38.9%
2018 Acceptance: 39.6% 39.6%
2019 Acceptance: 45.3% 45.3%
2020 Acceptance: 42.4% 42.4%
2021 Acceptance: 98.6% 98.6%
2022 Acceptance: 94.6% 94.6%
2023 Acceptance: 95.9% 95.9%
2024 Acceptance: 94.2% 94.2%
2011 Yield: 17.5% 17.5%
2012 Yield: 15.1% 15.1%
2013 Yield: 17.7% 17.7%
2014 Yield: 16.0% 16.0%
2015 Yield: 18.0% 18.0%
2016 Yield: 20.8% 20.8%
2017 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
2018 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%
2019 Yield: 16.6% 16.6%
2020 Yield: 17.4% 17.4%
2021 Yield: 13.8% 13.8%
2022 Yield: 14.9% 14.9%
2023 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2024 Yield: 10.4% 10.4%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,598 2,598
2012 Applicants: 3,017 3,017
2013 Applicants: 2,933 2,933
2014 Applicants: 3,097 3,097
2015 Applicants: 2,920 2,920
2016 Applicants: 2,828 2,828
2017 Applicants: 2,632 2,632
2018 Applicants: 3,486 3,486
2019 Applicants: 4,244 4,244
2020 Applicants: 3,890 3,890
2021 Applicants: 1,928 1,928
2022 Applicants: 2,129 2,129
2023 Applicants: 2,228 2,228
2024 Applicants: 2,657 2,657
2011 Admitted: 1,352 1,352
2012 Admitted: 1,340 1,340
2013 Admitted: 1,225 1,225
2014 Admitted: 1,191 1,191
2015 Admitted: 1,220 1,220
2016 Admitted: 1,156 1,156
2017 Admitted: 1,024 1,024
2018 Admitted: 1,381 1,381
2019 Admitted: 1,922 1,922
2020 Admitted: 1,651 1,651
2021 Admitted: 1,901 1,901
2022 Admitted: 2,014 2,014
2023 Admitted: 2,136 2,136
2024 Admitted: 2,503 2,503
2011 Enrolled: 236 236
2012 Enrolled: 203 203
2013 Enrolled: 217 217
2014 Enrolled: 191 191
2015 Enrolled: 220 220
2016 Enrolled: 241 241
2017 Enrolled: 198 198
2018 Enrolled: 277 277
2019 Enrolled: 319 319
2020 Enrolled: 287 287
2021 Enrolled: 262 262
2022 Enrolled: 300 300
2023 Enrolled: 281 281
2024 Enrolled: 261 261
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
900
1000
1100
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 820 820
2012 25th: 850 850
2013 25th: 840 840
2014 25th: 860 860
2015 25th: 850 850
2016 25th: 850 850
2017 25th: 950 950
2018 25th: 920 920
2019 25th: 940 940
2020 25th: 930 930
2021 25th: 970 970
2011 75th: 1000 1000
2012 75th: 1060 1060
2013 75th: 1020 1020
2014 75th: 1050 1050
2015 75th: 1050 1050
2016 75th: 1040 1040
2017 75th: 1140 1140
2018 75th: 1120 1120
2019 75th: 1130 1130
2020 75th: 1120 1120
2021 75th: 1150 1150
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 430 430
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 450 450
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 460 460
2021 25th: 480 480
2011 75th: 460 460
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 520 520
2014 75th: 530 530
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 570 570
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 560 560
2021 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 390 390
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 420 420
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 480 480
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 490 490
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 520 520
2013 75th: 500 500
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 510 510
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 570 570
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 560 560
2021 75th: 560 560
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0%
2022 Submitted: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
