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Evangel University Data & Information Overview

1 award Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
64% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Evangel University Ranked?

#1,671 Best Colleges in Nation
#37 Best Colleges in MO
Music Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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.

Evangel University was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is music education.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Evangel is ranked #1,671 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Evangel is also ranked #37 out of 48 schools in Missouri.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Evangel?

64% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Evangel University has an acceptance rate of 64%, 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 Evangel.

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Evangel University Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
50% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Evangel University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Evangel University is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  50 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Evangel University

74% Freshmen Retention
44% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Evangel University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Evangel for first-time, full-time students is 44%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  44 out of 100
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Evangel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,382 Full-Time Undergraduates
18.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,511 undergraduates at Evangel with 1,382 being full-time and 129 being part-time.

How Much Does Evangel University Cost?

$23,719 Net Price
96% Take Out Loans
$24,748 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Evangel is $23,719. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Evangel

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$24,310 $23,931 $22,243 $24,284 $23,960

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 Evangel, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Evangel, approximately 96% of students took out student loans averaging $6,187 a year. That adds up to $24,748 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Evangel is 4.7%. 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.

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How Much Money Do Evangel Graduates Make?

$42,793 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Evangel make around $42,793 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Evangel University make the most money.

Location of Evangel University

Missouri State
1,382 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Evangel University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Springfield, Missouri. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Evangel are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1111 N Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65802-2125
Phone: 417-865-2815
Website: www.evangel.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evangeluniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvangelUniv

Evangel University Majors

51 Majors With Completions
423 Undergraduate Degrees
165 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 51 majors graduated from Evangel University. Of these students, 423 received undergraduate degrees and 165 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 48 $39,235
Biblical Studies 41 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 37 $32,091
Teacher Education Grade Specific 32 $30,454
General Psychology 22 $24,550
General Biology 17 $21,320
Health Sciences & Services 16 NA
Social Work 15 NA
Human Services 15 NA
Marketing 14 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Evangel University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Evangel

27% Take At Least One Class Online
17% Take All Classes Online

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, 577 students took at least one online class at Evangel University. This is a decrease from the 654 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 577 349
2019-2020 654 294
2018-2019 950 409
2017-2018 701 323
2016-2017 567 200

Learn more about online learning at Evangel University.

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Notes and References

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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