Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
United Church of Christ
Population
200,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation
256 (72%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,160
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
70%
From Region
13%
Athletes
62.9%
Racial/Ethnic
White
54%
Black
20%
Hispanic
11%
International
8%
Mixed
4%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
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: 60.3% 60.3%
2012 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2013 Men: 49.7% 49.7%
2014 Men: 52.5% 52.5%
2015 Men: 52.9% 52.9%
2016 Men: 48.3% 48.3%
2017 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2018 Men: 52.2% 52.2%
2019 Men: 53.2% 53.2%
2020 Men: 57.0% 57.0%
2021 Men: 59.1% 59.1%
2022 Men: 51.0% 51.0%
2023 Men: 52.6% 52.6%
2024 Men: 55.7% 55.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2011 Black: 16.2% 16.2%
2012 Black: 13.1% 13.1%
2013 Black: 17.3% 17.3%
2014 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2015 Black: 14.9% 14.9%
2016 Black: 18.5% 18.5%
2017 Black: 17.9% 17.9%
2018 Black: 17.6% 17.6%
2019 Black: 20.8% 20.8%
2020 Black: 19.2% 19.2%
2021 Black: 14.1% 14.1%
2022 Black: 16.0% 16.0%
2023 Black: 19.3% 19.3%
2024 Black: 26.2% 26.2%
2011 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2014 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2016 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2017 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2018 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2019 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2020 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2021 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2022 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2023 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1%
2024 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6%
2011 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2012 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2013 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2014 White: 85.0% 85.0%
2015 White: 78.2% 78.2%
2016 White: 72.6% 72.6%
2017 White: 71.0% 71.0%
2018 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2019 White: 66.1% 66.1%
2020 White: 68.3% 68.3%
2021 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2022 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2023 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2024 White: 56.6% 56.6%
2011 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2013 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2014 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2015 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2017 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2018 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2019 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 International: 6.6% 6.6%
2024 International: 5.1% 5.1%
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: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Black: 20.3% 20.3%
2021 Black: 20.2% 20.2%
2022 Black: 19.1% 19.1%
2023 Black: 19.7% 19.7%
2024 Black: 20.6% 20.6%
2025 Black: 19.6% 19.6%
2020 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2021 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2022 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2023 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9%
2024 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2025 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2020 White: 59.1% 59.1%
2021 White: 55.6% 55.6%
2022 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2023 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2024 White: 55.4% 55.4%
2025 White: 53.9% 53.9%
2020 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2021 International: 5.3% 5.3%
2022 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2023 International: 7.1% 7.1%
2024 International: 6.8% 6.8%
2025 International: 7.9% 7.9%
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
⇅
Catawba College
249
44% / 56%
0%
$54,455
41
96%
Computer Science
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$82,710
88
—
Chemistry
— +1
—
—
$62,052
61
—
Financial Mathematics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$68,578
73
—
Mathematics
— —
—
—
$64,365
66
—
Biochemistry
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$53,423
38
—
Biology
20 +1
20% / 80%
0%
$41,472
10
93%
Environmental Science
19 +1
63% / 37%
0%
$42,662
11
100%
Exercise Science
28 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$46,505
18
92%
Nursing
11 —
18% / 82%
0%
$105,781
98
100%
Accounting
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$73,013
79
—
Business Administration
47 +1
57% / 43%
0%
$66,499
70
96%
Economics
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$66,112
69
—
Management Information Systems
10 +2
90% / 10%
0%
$74,270
81
—
Sport Management
16 —
81% / 19%
0%
$46,505
18
92%
Therapeutic Recreation
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$63,926
65
—
Communication
7 +3
57% / 43%
0%
$48,289
23
100%
English
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$44,057
13
—
General Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
History
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$47,274
20
—
Political Science
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$53,283
37
—
Psychology
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$47,006
19
—
Religious Studies
— —
—
—
$47,444
21
—
Sociology
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$47,129
20
—
Spanish
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$48,474
23
—
Early Childhood Education
22 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,837
13
96%
Elementary Education
9 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$43,837
13
96%
Junior High/Middle School Education
— —
—
—
$43,837
13
—
Special Education
1 +5
0% / 100%
0%
$49,872
27
—
Digital Media
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$44,841
15
—
Music
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$37,037
5
100%
Musical Theatre
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$36,156
5
—
Theater
6 +1
17% / 83%
0%
—
—
—
Theatre Management
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Criminal Justice
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$51,845
33
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$35,990
ROI Percentile
41th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
77%
4-Year Graduation Rate
47%
6-Year Graduation Rate
47%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6%
2012 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4%
2013 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6%
2014 Graduated: 51.8% 51.8%
2015 Graduated: 46.8% 46.8%
2016 Graduated: 52.9% 52.9%
2017 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3%
2018 Graduated: 46.3% 46.3%
2019 Graduated: 50.6% 50.6%
2020 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5%
2021 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8%
2022 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2%
2023 Graduated: 52.1% 52.1%
2024 Graduated: 47.3% 47.3%
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: 52.9% 52.9%
2012 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2013 Men: 48.0% 48.0%
2014 Men: 45.3% 45.3%
2015 Men: 36.6% 36.6%
2016 Men: 52.9% 52.9%
2017 Men: 38.9% 38.9%
2018 Men: 34.6% 34.6%
2019 Men: 44.1% 44.1%
2020 Men: 52.2% 52.2%
2021 Men: 57.4% 57.4%
2022 Men: 40.2% 40.2%
2023 Men: 46.0% 46.0%
2024 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2011 Women: 54.4% 54.4%
2012 Women: 51.4% 51.4%
2013 Women: 56.7% 56.7%
2014 Women: 58.8% 58.8%
2015 Women: 59.6% 59.6%
2016 Women: 52.9% 52.9%
2017 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Women: 59.9% 59.9%
2019 Women: 57.2% 57.2%
2020 Women: 59.1% 59.1%
2021 Women: 62.4% 62.4%
2022 Women: 71.1% 71.1%
2023 Women: 58.0% 58.0%
2024 Women: 64.1% 64.1%
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: 36.1% 36.1%
2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Black: 41.3% 41.3%
2014 Black: 47.4% 47.4%
2015 Black: 37.0% 37.0%
2016 Black: 35.4% 35.4%
2017 Black: 25.5% 25.5%
2018 Black: 30.8% 30.8%
2019 Black: 32.9% 32.9%
2020 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2021 Black: 56.8% 56.8%
2022 Black: 44.6% 44.6%
2023 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2024 Black: 26.4% 26.4%
2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2016 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7%
2018 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8%
2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3%
2022 Hispanic: 54.1% 54.1%
2023 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2024 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2011 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2012 White: 48.7% 48.7%
2013 White: 54.7% 54.7%
2014 White: 51.0% 51.0%
2015 White: 48.1% 48.1%
2016 White: 58.0% 58.0%
2017 White: 47.7% 47.7%
2018 White: 51.2% 51.2%
2019 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2020 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2021 White: 61.5% 61.5%
2022 White: 60.2% 60.2%
2023 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2024 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2011 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2013 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2014 International: 77.8% 77.8%
2015 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2017 International: 85.7% 85.7%
2018 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2020 International: 77.8% 77.8%
2021 International: 85.7% 85.7%
2022 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 International: 64.7% 64.7%
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
31.7%
79
67% / 33%
0%
$63,436
64
95%
Health Sciences
15.7%
39
41% / 59%
0%
$63,224
64
94%
Education
12.9%
32
0% / 100%
0%
$44,026
13
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
12.4%
31
29% / 71%
0%
$48,448
23
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.2%
23
22% / 78%
0%
$43,031
12
93%
Agriculture & Food Science
7.6%
19
63% / 37%
0%
$42,662
11
100%
Arts
7.2%
18
61% / 39%
0%
$39,005
7
100%
Computer Science
1.6%
4
75% / 25%
0%
$82,710
88
—
Professional
1.2%
3
33% / 67%
0%
$51,845
33
—
Physical Sciences & Math
0.4%
1
0% / 100%
0%
$68,578
73
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
79%
Yield (Unbound)
12%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
85%
82%
13%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 41.6% 41.6%
2012 Acceptance: 44.9% 44.9%
2013 Acceptance: 40.6% 40.6%
2014 Acceptance: 35.9% 35.9%
2015 Acceptance: 31.8% 31.8%
2016 Acceptance: 47.1% 47.1%
2017 Acceptance: 42.4% 42.4%
2018 Acceptance: 51.6% 51.6%
2019 Acceptance: 49.5% 49.5%
2020 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1%
2021 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1%
2022 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1%
2023 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7%
2024 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2%
2011 Yield: 30.4% 30.4%
2012 Yield: 19.1% 19.1%
2013 Yield: 26.1% 26.1%
2014 Yield: 26.0% 26.0%
2015 Yield: 31.1% 31.1%
2016 Yield: 29.2% 29.2%
2017 Yield: 25.3% 25.3%
2018 Yield: 21.2% 21.2%
2019 Yield: 20.7% 20.7%
2020 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2021 Yield: 21.4% 21.4%
2022 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%
2023 Yield: 15.6% 15.6%
2024 Yield: 12.5% 12.5%
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: 2,427 2,427
2012 Applicants: 3,448 3,448
2013 Applicants: 3,226 3,226
2014 Applicants: 3,694 3,694
2015 Applicants: 3,117 3,117
2016 Applicants: 2,528 2,528
2017 Applicants: 3,125 3,125
2018 Applicants: 3,061 3,061
2019 Applicants: 3,335 3,335
2020 Applicants: 3,254 3,254
2021 Applicants: 2,199 2,199
2022 Applicants: 3,199 3,199
2023 Applicants: 2,547 2,547
2024 Applicants: 3,457 3,457
2011 Admitted: 1,010 1,010
2012 Admitted: 1,547 1,547
2013 Admitted: 1,309 1,309
2014 Admitted: 1,326 1,326
2015 Admitted: 991 991
2016 Admitted: 1,190 1,190
2017 Admitted: 1,325 1,325
2018 Admitted: 1,580 1,580
2019 Admitted: 1,651 1,651
2020 Admitted: 1,696 1,696
2021 Admitted: 1,234 1,234
2022 Admitted: 2,146 2,146
2023 Admitted: 1,979 1,979
2024 Admitted: 2,600 2,600
2011 Enrolled: 307 307
2012 Enrolled: 296 296
2013 Enrolled: 342 342
2014 Enrolled: 345 345
2015 Enrolled: 308 308
2016 Enrolled: 348 348
2017 Enrolled: 335 335
2018 Enrolled: 335 335
2019 Enrolled: 342 342
2020 Enrolled: 365 365
2021 Enrolled: 264 264
2022 Enrolled: 298 298
2023 Enrolled: 308 308
2024 Enrolled: 325 325
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
62%
SAT Range
1100
–
1250
SAT Math Range
520
–
640
SAT RW Range
550
–
640
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 800 800
2012 25th: 880 880
2013 25th: 870 870
2015 25th: 870 870
2016 25th: 850 850
2017 25th: 930 930
2018 25th: 910 910
2019 25th: 930 930
2020 25th: 940 940
2021 25th: 990 990
2022 25th: 1000 1000
2023 25th: 1010 1010
2024 25th: 1030 1030
2011 75th: 1070 1070
2012 75th: 1090 1090
2013 75th: 1100 1100
2015 75th: 1110 1110
2016 75th: 1090 1090
2017 75th: 1100 1100
2018 75th: 1140 1140
2019 75th: 1120 1120
2020 75th: 1140 1140
2021 75th: 1150 1150
2022 75th: 1210 1210
2023 75th: 1186 1186
2024 75th: 1300 1300
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 410 410
2012 25th: 450 450
2013 25th: 440 440
2015 25th: 440 440
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 450 450
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 510 510
2024 25th: 510 510
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 540 540
2017 75th: 580 580
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 560 560
2022 75th: 610 610
2023 75th: 593 593
2024 75th: 650 650
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: 430 430
2013 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 480 480
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 500 500
2024 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 550 550
2017 75th: 520 520
2018 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 593 593
2024 75th: 650 650
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: 83.0% 83.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 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: 92.0% 92.0%
2021 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0%
2022 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
2023 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0%
2024 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0%
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.
