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.
Montreat College was awarded 7 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is psychology.
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College Factual ranked Montreat College as #1,644 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, Montreat College is ranked at #56.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 90%, some consider Montreat College to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 15% of students accepted to Montreat College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 590.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Montreat College 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.
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 Montreat College is 19%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Montreat College has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. 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.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 24% for first-time, full-time students at Montreat College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 830 undergraduates at Montreat College with 668 being full-time and 162 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,520 | $20,800 | $22,098 | $24,977 | $26,927 |
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 Montreat College, 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 Montreat College, approximately 99% of students took out student loans averaging $10,927 a year. That adds up to $43,708 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Montreat College is 8.8%. 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 Montreat College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 310 Gaither Circle, Montreat, NC 28757-1267 |
| Phone: | 828-669-8012 |
| Website: | https://www.montreat.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montreat-College-Official-Page/296056093616?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/montreatcollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 26 | $40,504 |
| Other Psychology | 21 | $31,117 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 9 | NA |
| Outdoor Education | 7 | NA |
| General English Literature | 6 | NA |
| Arts & Media Management | 5 | NA |
| History | 4 | NA |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 4 | NA |
| Other Education | 4 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 3 | 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, 678 students took at least one online class at Montreat College. This is an increase from the 611 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 678 | 243 |
| 2019-2020 | 611 | 205 |
| 2018-2019 | 529 | 131 |
| 2017-2018 | 451 | 131 |
| 2016-2017 | 347 | 119 |
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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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