Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
350,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (41%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
687
Men / Women
55% / 45%
From State
47%
From Region
20%
Athletes
81.4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
67%
Black
12%
International
7%
Hispanic
2%
Mixed
2%
Native American
1%
Asian
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: 48.4% 48.4%
2012 Men: 65.7% 65.7%
2013 Men: 58.7% 58.7%
2014 Men: 52.3% 52.3%
2015 Men: 52.5% 52.5%
2016 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2017 Men: 63.1% 63.1%
2018 Men: 52.7% 52.7%
2019 Men: 58.2% 58.2%
2020 Men: 63.2% 63.2%
2021 Men: 58.0% 58.0%
2022 Men: 53.3% 53.3%
2023 Men: 62.7% 62.7%
2024 Men: 57.2% 57.2%
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: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2019 Native: 3.9% 3.9%
2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2024 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2011 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 22.6% 22.6%
2012 Black: 24.2% 24.2%
2013 Black: 24.0% 24.0%
2014 Black: 10.2% 10.2%
2015 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2016 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2017 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 Black: 11.5% 11.5%
2019 Black: 12.6% 12.6%
2020 Black: 13.6% 13.6%
2021 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2022 Black: 11.7% 11.7%
2023 Black: 12.6% 12.6%
2024 Black: 13.7% 13.7%
2011 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2012 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2013 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2015 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2016 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2019 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2020 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2022 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2023 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0%
2024 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1%
2011 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2012 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2013 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2014 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2015 White: 73.5% 73.5%
2016 White: 26.4% 26.4%
2017 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2018 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2019 White: 54.4% 54.4%
2020 White: 54.4% 54.4%
2021 White: 65.9% 65.9%
2022 White: 69.3% 69.3%
2023 White: 59.4% 59.4%
2024 White: 65.2% 65.2%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2013 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2017 International: 6.1% 6.1%
2018 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2019 International: 9.7% 9.7%
2020 International: 10.7% 10.7%
2021 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2022 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 3.7% 3.7%
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: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2025 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Black: 12.3% 12.3%
2021 Black: 13.1% 13.1%
2022 Black: 10.1% 10.1%
2023 Black: 9.9% 9.9%
2024 Black: 12.3% 12.3%
2025 Black: 12.1% 12.1%
2020 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2021 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2022 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2023 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2020 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2021 White: 62.4% 62.4%
2022 White: 49.8% 49.8%
2023 White: 56.6% 56.6%
2024 White: 62.4% 62.4%
2025 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2021 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2023 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2025 International: 7.1% 7.1%
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
⇅
Montreat College
134
46% / 54%
4%
$56,379
44
90%
Cybersecurity
19 —
89% / 11%
11%
$68,661
72
—
Biology
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,357
47
—
Biomedical Sciences
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,323
47
—
Environmental Science
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
—
—
—
Communication Sciences and Disorders
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$56,379
44
—
Exercise Physiology
16 —
62% / 38%
0%
$52,404
32
—
Exercise Science
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,126
31
—
Outdoor Education
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$51,693
30
—
Accounting
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
$70,367
75
—
Business Administration
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$65,803
67
89%
Business Management
28 —
57% / 43%
0%
$65,803
67
89%
Human Resources Management
— —
—
—
$65,854
67
—
Marketing
— —
—
—
$65,319
66
—
Biblical Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Communication
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$41,412
9
100%
English
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
History
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$46,047
16
—
Human Services
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,753
17
—
Pre-Theology
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Psychological Science
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,216
12
—
Psychology
11 —
18% / 82%
9%
$44,911
13
88%
Education
4 —
0% / 100%
25%
$50,880
28
—
Elementary Education
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$51,220
29
—
Music
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$36,636
5
—
Music Management
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$37,282
5
—
Criminal Justice
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,028
34
—
Pre-Law Studies
— —
—
—
$52,533
33
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$38,731
ROI Percentile
44th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
59%
4-Year Graduation Rate
36%
6-Year Graduation Rate
50%
Transfer-Out Rate
7%
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: 44.4% 44.4%
2012 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5%
2013 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9%
2014 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3%
2015 Graduated: 60.2% 60.2%
2016 Graduated: 35.8% 35.8%
2017 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7%
2018 Graduated: 42.7% 42.7%
2019 Graduated: 34.0% 34.0%
2020 Graduated: 34.0% 34.0%
2021 Graduated: 29.4% 29.4%
2022 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7%
2023 Graduated: 40.6% 40.6%
2024 Graduated: 50.3% 50.3%
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: 36.4% 36.4%
2012 Men: 23.4% 23.4%
2013 Men: 39.2% 39.2%
2014 Men: 31.1% 31.1%
2015 Men: 67.6% 67.6%
2016 Men: 36.8% 36.8%
2017 Men: 29.3% 29.3%
2018 Men: 40.0% 40.0%
2019 Men: 32.2% 32.2%
2020 Men: 22.2% 22.2%
2021 Men: 25.4% 25.4%
2022 Men: 36.1% 36.1%
2023 Men: 36.4% 36.4%
2024 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Women: 48.9% 48.9%
2013 Women: 43.8% 43.8%
2014 Women: 41.1% 41.1%
2015 Women: 55.1% 55.1%
2016 Women: 34.7% 34.7%
2017 Women: 34.1% 34.1%
2018 Women: 48.4% 48.4%
2019 Women: 36.4% 36.4%
2020 Women: 46.9% 46.9%
2021 Women: 32.8% 32.8%
2022 Women: 47.5% 47.5%
2023 Women: 47.7% 47.7%
2024 Women: 55.3% 55.3%
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: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Black: 37.2% 37.2%
2014 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2015 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2017 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2019 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2020 Black: 14.3% 14.3%
2021 Black: 30.0% 30.0%
2022 Black: 36.8% 36.8%
2023 Black: 27.3% 27.3%
2024 Black: 31.8% 31.8%
2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2023 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2024 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5%
2011 White: 42.5% 42.5%
2012 White: 38.9% 38.9%
2013 White: 43.6% 43.6%
2014 White: 34.1% 34.1%
2015 White: 65.6% 65.6%
2016 White: 32.1% 32.1%
2017 White: 27.7% 27.7%
2018 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 White: 42.9% 42.9%
2020 White: 48.2% 48.2%
2021 White: 27.7% 27.7%
2022 White: 42.5% 42.5%
2023 White: 49.0% 49.0%
2024 White: 57.1% 57.1%
2012 International: 61.5% 61.5%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2018 International: 25.0% 25.0%
2019 International: 30.0% 30.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 International: 33.3% 33.3%
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
26.9%
36
22% / 78%
3%
$44,255
12
92%
Business & Economics
23.9%
32
59% / 41%
3%
$65,946
67
89%
Health Sciences
20.1%
27
48% / 52%
0%
$52,651
33
—
Computer Science
14.2%
19
89% / 11%
11%
$68,661
72
—
Education
6.7%
9
11% / 89%
11%
$51,069
28
—
Agriculture & Food Science
3.7%
5
20% / 80%
0%
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
2.2%
3
0% / 100%
0%
$57,334
47
—
Arts
1.5%
2
100% / 0%
0%
$36,959
5
—
Professional
0.7%
1
0% / 100%
0%
$53,028
34
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
90%
Yield (Unbound)
18%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
90%
90%
90%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 50.6% 50.6%
2012 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4%
2013 Acceptance: 54.3% 54.3%
2014 Acceptance: 46.1% 46.1%
2015 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4%
2016 Acceptance: 61.4% 61.4%
2017 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1%
2018 Acceptance: 55.2% 55.2%
2019 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0%
2020 Acceptance: 71.2% 71.2%
2021 Acceptance: 90.2% 90.2%
2022 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1%
2023 Acceptance: 65.6% 65.6%
2024 Acceptance: 69.2% 69.2%
2011 Yield: 32.9% 32.9%
2012 Yield: 17.1% 17.1%
2013 Yield: 28.7% 28.7%
2014 Yield: 29.6% 29.6%
2015 Yield: 33.9% 33.9%
2016 Yield: 31.7% 31.7%
2017 Yield: 28.6% 28.6%
2018 Yield: 28.5% 28.5%
2019 Yield: 30.4% 30.4%
2020 Yield: 32.8% 32.8%
2021 Yield: 16.0% 16.0%
2022 Yield: 21.4% 21.4%
2023 Yield: 14.2% 14.2%
2024 Yield: 17.9% 17.9%
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: 553 553
2012 Applicants: 1,067 1,067
2013 Applicants: 700 700
2014 Applicants: 799 799
2015 Applicants: 857 857
2016 Applicants: 849 849
2017 Applicants: 944 944
2018 Applicants: 940 940
2019 Applicants: 999 999
2020 Applicants: 861 861
2021 Applicants: 1,465 1,465
2022 Applicants: 1,440 1,440
2023 Applicants: 2,154 2,154
2024 Applicants: 1,740 1,740
2011 Admitted: 280 280
2012 Admitted: 580 580
2013 Admitted: 380 380
2014 Admitted: 368 368
2015 Admitted: 466 466
2016 Admitted: 521 521
2017 Admitted: 615 615
2018 Admitted: 519 519
2019 Admitted: 559 559
2020 Admitted: 613 613
2021 Admitted: 1,322 1,322
2022 Admitted: 980 980
2023 Admitted: 1,412 1,412
2024 Admitted: 1,204 1,204
2011 Enrolled: 92 92
2012 Enrolled: 99 99
2013 Enrolled: 109 109
2014 Enrolled: 109 109
2015 Enrolled: 158 158
2016 Enrolled: 165 165
2017 Enrolled: 176 176
2018 Enrolled: 148 148
2019 Enrolled: 170 170
2020 Enrolled: 201 201
2021 Enrolled: 212 212
2022 Enrolled: 210 210
2023 Enrolled: 201 201
2024 Enrolled: 215 215
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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: 860 860
2012 25th: 860 860
2013 25th: 820 820
2014 25th: 850 850
2015 25th: 850 850
2016 25th: 850 850
2017 25th: 920 920
2018 25th: 920 920
2019 25th: 922 922
2020 25th: 910 910
2021 25th: 1030 1030
2011 75th: 1090 1090
2012 75th: 1100 1100
2013 75th: 1080 1080
2014 75th: 1220 1220
2015 75th: 1060 1060
2016 75th: 1060 1060
2017 75th: 1150 1150
2018 75th: 1140 1140
2019 75th: 1150 1150
2020 75th: 1140 1140
2021 75th: 1220 1220
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 420 420
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 450 450
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 452 452
2020 25th: 440 440
2021 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 560 560
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 530 530
2015 75th: 520 520
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 570 570
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 550 550
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 420 420
2012 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 400 400
2014 25th: 450 450
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 500 500
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 690 690
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 540 540
2017 75th: 580 580
2018 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 600 600
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 630 630
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: 76.0% 76.0%
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: 30.0% 30.0%
2022 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.
