Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
500,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,500 (31%)
Days Without Precipitation
235 (30%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
944
Men / Women
48% / 52%
From State
34%
From Region
35%
Athletes
26.9%
Racial/Ethnic
White
85%
Hispanic
4%
International
4%
Asian
3%
Native American
1%
Black
1%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 51.3% 51.3%
2012 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2013 Men: 41.4% 41.4%
2014 Men: 43.4% 43.4%
2015 Men: 45.7% 45.7%
2016 Men: 51.3% 51.3%
2017 Men: 45.6% 45.6%
2018 Men: 51.0% 51.0%
2019 Men: 48.4% 48.4%
2020 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2021 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2022 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2023 Men: 45.9% 45.9%
2024 Men: 51.1% 51.1%
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: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2012 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2013 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2018 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2019 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2011 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2012 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2013 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2014 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2015 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2016 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2017 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2018 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2019 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2023 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2011 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2012 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2013 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2015 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2016 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2017 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2018 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2020 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2022 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2023 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2011 White: 89.3% 89.3%
2012 White: 89.2% 89.2%
2013 White: 88.7% 88.7%
2014 White: 89.9% 89.9%
2015 White: 91.0% 91.0%
2016 White: 86.6% 86.6%
2017 White: 89.5% 89.5%
2018 White: 88.1% 88.1%
2019 White: 85.8% 85.8%
2020 White: 87.2% 87.2%
2021 White: 87.2% 87.2%
2022 White: 87.2% 87.2%
2023 White: 86.3% 86.3%
2024 White: 82.7% 82.7%
2011 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2012 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2014 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2016 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2017 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2019 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2021 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2022 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2024 International: 4.4% 4.4%
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%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2025 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2020 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2022 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2023 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2025 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2020 White: 84.3% 84.3%
2021 White: 87.6% 87.6%
2022 White: 86.2% 86.2%
2023 White: 87.3% 87.3%
2024 White: 87.1% 87.1%
2025 White: 85.1% 85.1%
2020 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2021 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2025 International: 3.7% 3.7%
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
⇅
Covenant College
211
49% / 51%
3%
$54,666
34
97%
Computer Science
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$92,829
93
—
Chemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Mathematics
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$73,421
77
—
Physics
5 —
100% / 0%
20%
$74,439
78
—
Biology
19 —
47% / 53%
0%
$60,597
52
—
Economics
13 +1
69% / 31%
0%
$63,179
58
100%
General Business
33 —
76% / 24%
3%
$75,609
79
100%
Sport Management
10 —
80% / 20%
0%
$53,139
30
—
Biblical Studies
13 +1
77% / 23%
8%
$47,202
15
—
Community Development
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$63,179
58
100%
English
9 —
22% / 78%
0%
$38,710
5
90%
French
— —
—
—
$50,894
23
—
History
4 +2
75% / 25%
0%
$46,734
14
—
Intercultural Studies
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$47,569
15
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
10 —
20% / 80%
0%
$45,413
12
92%
Philosophy
4 +1
75% / 25%
0%
$49,196
19
—
Political Science
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$59,601
49
—
Psychology
21 +1
19% / 81%
10%
$43,012
9
100%
Sociology
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$53,765
32
—
Spanish
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,896
23
—
Writing
9 —
33% / 67%
0%
$43,010
9
—
Education
3 +1
33% / 67%
0%
—
—
—
Elementary Education
14 —
7% / 93%
0%
$40,952
7
90%
Art
9 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$40,383
6
—
Music
7 +1
57% / 43%
14%
$40,483
6
—
Theatre
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$39,765
6
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$45,378
ROI Percentile
34th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
88%
4-Year Graduation Rate
65%
6-Year Graduation Rate
72%
Transfer-Out Rate
21%
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: 51.5% 51.5%
2012 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6%
2013 Graduated: 58.1% 58.1%
2014 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6%
2015 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9%
2016 Graduated: 67.3% 67.3%
2017 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5%
2018 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5%
2019 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7%
2020 Graduated: 67.5% 67.5%
2021 Graduated: 72.9% 72.9%
2022 Graduated: 74.0% 74.0%
2023 Graduated: 71.9% 71.9%
2024 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5%
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%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2012 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
2013 Men: 53.9% 53.9%
2014 Men: 52.5% 52.5%
2015 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
2016 Men: 59.4% 59.4%
2017 Men: 64.0% 64.0%
2018 Men: 60.4% 60.4%
2019 Men: 60.5% 60.5%
2020 Men: 62.6% 62.6%
2021 Men: 71.2% 71.2%
2022 Men: 69.9% 69.9%
2023 Men: 69.2% 69.2%
2024 Men: 64.3% 64.3%
2011 Women: 58.0% 58.0%
2012 Women: 65.1% 65.1%
2013 Women: 61.3% 61.3%
2014 Women: 59.7% 59.7%
2015 Women: 65.8% 65.8%
2016 Women: 75.6% 75.6%
2017 Women: 74.5% 74.5%
2018 Women: 77.7% 77.7%
2019 Women: 68.1% 68.1%
2020 Women: 71.3% 71.3%
2021 Women: 74.3% 74.3%
2022 Women: 78.3% 78.3%
2023 Women: 74.1% 74.1%
2024 Women: 78.9% 78.9%
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: 20.0% 20.0%
2012 Black: 30.0% 30.0%
2013 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2014 Black: 36.4% 36.4%
2015 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2016 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Black: 44.4% 44.4%
2020 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2021 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Black: 70.0% 70.0%
2023 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2024 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2011 White: 53.1% 53.1%
2012 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2013 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2014 White: 58.3% 58.3%
2015 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2016 White: 69.1% 69.1%
2017 White: 70.2% 70.2%
2018 White: 71.2% 71.2%
2019 White: 65.2% 65.2%
2020 White: 69.3% 69.3%
2021 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2022 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2023 White: 72.2% 72.2%
2024 White: 75.2% 75.2%
2011 International: 57.1% 57.1%
2012 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 International: 20.0% 20.0%
2014 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2016 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 International: 20.0% 20.0%
2019 International: 71.4% 71.4%
2020 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2021 International: 87.5% 87.5%
2022 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 International: 72.7% 72.7%
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
43.1%
91
38% / 62%
3%
$46,807
14
96%
Business & Economics
26.5%
56
75% / 25%
2%
$68,711
70
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.0%
19
47% / 53%
0%
$60,597
52
—
Arts
8.1%
17
41% / 59%
6%
$40,388
6
—
Education
8.1%
17
12% / 88%
0%
$40,952
7
90%
Physical Sciences & Math
3.8%
8
62% / 38%
12%
$74,148
78
—
Computer Science
1.4%
3
100% / 0%
0%
$92,829
93
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
89%
Yield (Unbound)
40%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
89%
89%
89%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 60.0% 60.0%
2012 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4%
2013 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0%
2014 Acceptance: 96.6% 96.6%
2015 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0%
2016 Acceptance: 96.2% 96.2%
2017 Acceptance: 95.2% 95.2%
2018 Acceptance: 97.2% 97.2%
2019 Acceptance: 98.2% 98.2%
2020 Acceptance: 97.5% 97.5%
2021 Acceptance: 88.5% 88.5%
2022 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1%
2023 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8%
2024 Acceptance: 86.5% 86.5%
2011 Yield: 43.7% 43.7%
2012 Yield: 47.1% 47.1%
2013 Yield: 41.6% 41.6%
2014 Yield: 41.9% 41.9%
2015 Yield: 44.6% 44.6%
2016 Yield: 45.0% 45.0%
2017 Yield: 39.9% 39.9%
2018 Yield: 38.4% 38.4%
2019 Yield: 39.7% 39.7%
2020 Yield: 34.8% 34.8%
2021 Yield: 37.8% 37.8%
2022 Yield: 35.4% 35.4%
2023 Yield: 40.1% 40.1%
2024 Yield: 39.6% 39.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,025 1,025
2012 Applicants: 1,057 1,057
2013 Applicants: 1,129 1,129
2014 Applicants: 655 655
2015 Applicants: 615 615
2016 Applicants: 612 612
2017 Applicants: 692 692
2018 Applicants: 672 672
2019 Applicants: 561 561
2020 Applicants: 612 612
2021 Applicants: 794 794
2022 Applicants: 813 813
2023 Applicants: 751 751
2024 Applicants: 823 823
2011 Admitted: 615 615
2012 Admitted: 607 607
2013 Admitted: 644 644
2014 Admitted: 633 633
2015 Admitted: 578 578
2016 Admitted: 589 589
2017 Admitted: 659 659
2018 Admitted: 653 653
2019 Admitted: 551 551
2020 Admitted: 597 597
2021 Admitted: 703 703
2022 Admitted: 684 684
2023 Admitted: 614 614
2024 Admitted: 712 712
2011 Enrolled: 269 269
2012 Enrolled: 286 286
2013 Enrolled: 268 268
2014 Enrolled: 265 265
2015 Enrolled: 258 258
2016 Enrolled: 265 265
2017 Enrolled: 263 263
2018 Enrolled: 251 251
2019 Enrolled: 219 219
2020 Enrolled: 208 208
2021 Enrolled: 266 266
2022 Enrolled: 242 242
2023 Enrolled: 246 246
2024 Enrolled: 282 282
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
83%
SAT Range
1160
–
1380
SAT Math Range
560
–
670
SAT RW Range
600
–
710
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1060 1060
2012 25th: 1070 1070
2013 25th: 1060 1060
2014 25th: 1050 1050
2015 25th: 1060 1060
2016 25th: 1050 1050
2017 25th: 1130 1130
2018 25th: 1120 1120
2019 25th: 1100 1100
2020 25th: 1060 1060
2021 25th: 1070 1070
2022 25th: 1140 1140
2023 25th: 1130 1130
2024 25th: 1160 1160
2011 75th: 1295 1295
2012 75th: 1290 1290
2013 75th: 1300 1300
2014 75th: 1280 1280
2015 75th: 1280 1280
2016 75th: 1300 1300
2017 75th: 1350 1350
2018 75th: 1350 1350
2019 75th: 1330 1330
2020 75th: 1305 1305
2021 75th: 1300 1300
2022 75th: 1380 1380
2023 75th: 1390 1390
2024 75th: 1380 1380
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 520 520
2012 25th: 520 520
2013 25th: 530 530
2014 25th: 510 510
2015 25th: 520 520
2016 25th: 510 510
2017 25th: 540 540
2018 25th: 540 540
2019 25th: 530 530
2020 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 520 520
2022 25th: 550 550
2023 25th: 540 540
2024 25th: 560 560
2011 75th: 625 625
2012 75th: 630 630
2013 75th: 630 630
2014 75th: 620 620
2015 75th: 630 630
2016 75th: 630 630
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 660 660
2019 75th: 650 650
2020 75th: 635 635
2021 75th: 640 640
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 680 680
2024 75th: 670 670
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 540 540
2012 25th: 550 550
2013 25th: 530 530
2014 25th: 540 540
2015 25th: 540 540
2016 25th: 540 540
2017 25th: 590 590
2018 25th: 580 580
2019 25th: 570 570
2020 25th: 540 540
2021 25th: 550 550
2022 25th: 590 590
2023 25th: 590 590
2024 25th: 600 600
2011 75th: 670 670
2012 75th: 660 660
2013 75th: 670 670
2014 75th: 660 660
2015 75th: 650 650
2016 75th: 670 670
2017 75th: 690 690
2018 75th: 690 690
2019 75th: 680 680
2020 75th: 670 670
2021 75th: 660 660
2022 75th: 710 710
2023 75th: 710 710
2024 75th: 710 710
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: 79.0% 79.0%
2022 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0%
2023 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
2024 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
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.
