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Catawba College was awarded 2 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Catawba is ranked #1,470 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Catawba is also ranked #45 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
Catawba College has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Catawba.
About 33% of students accepted to Catawba submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 510 and 560.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Catawba it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Catawba College is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Catawba College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Catawba the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,340 undergraduates at Catawba with 1,232 being full-time and 108 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,146 | $17,408 | $17,449 | $19,990 | $23,792 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Catawba, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Catawba, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,533 a year. That adds up to $26,132 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Catawba is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Catawba are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2300 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC 28144 |
| Phone: | 800-228-2922 |
| Website: | www.catawba.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/catawbacollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/catawbacollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 42 | $41,918 |
| Health & Physical Education | 29 | $23,672 |
| Nursing | 23 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 20 | NA |
| General Biology | 20 | $24,810 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 20 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 18 | $34,677 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 15 | $28,770 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 326 students took at least one online class at Catawba College. This is a decrease from the 977 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 326 | 163 |
| 2019-2020 | 977 | 180 |
| 2018-2019 | 223 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 153 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 85 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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