by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Covenant College was awarded 2 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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Covenant landed the #834 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Covenant held the #835 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Covenant also holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
Covenant College has an acceptance rate of 89%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Covenant.
About 34% of students accepted to Covenant submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 640.
At Covenant, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Covenant College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Covenant College has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Covenant the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 59%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 865 undergraduates at Covenant with 801 being full-time and 64 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,826 | $26,551 | $21,833 | $25,497 | $28,897 |
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 Covenant, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Covenant, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $8,399 a year. That adds up to $33,596 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Covenant is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Covenant College.
Contact details for Covenant are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-4164 |
| Phone: | 706-820-1560 |
| Website: | www.covenant.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/covenant.edu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CovenantCollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 25 | NA |
| Economics | 21 | $38,105 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 21 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 19 | NA |
| General Psychology | 18 | $28,478 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 16 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | $33,172 |
| Writing Studies | 13 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 11 | NA |
| General Physical Sciences | 10 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 9 students took at least one online class at Covenant College. This is a decrease from the 33 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 33 | 33 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 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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