Sterling College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$31,500
5% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$23,531
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
48.2%
820 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
694
75.1% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
41.3%
64 Graduates

About

Sterling College is a higher education institution located in Rice County, KS. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Sterling College were Sport & Fitness Management (10 degrees awarded), Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (10 degrees), and Elementary Education & Teaching (9 degrees).

In 2024, 130 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Sterling College. 45.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 54.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (86 degrees), 4.53 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (19 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Sterling College is $31,500, which is $1,512 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,988).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Sterling College is $31,500, which is $1,512 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,988).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,531.

In 2024, 76% of undergraduate students attending Sterling College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 49% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$31,500
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Sterling College was $31,500. The cost of tuition at Sterling College is $1,512 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,988).

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Average Net Price

$23,531
2024 Value
2.33%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Sterling College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,531. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Sterling College grew by 2.33%.

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Other Student Expenses

$9,532
Room and Board
$1,240
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Sterling College was of $9,532 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 2.1% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,240. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

76%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
49%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

76% of undergraduate students at Sterling College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 2.7% with respect to 2023, when 74% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Sterling College received 820 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 0.726% annual growth. Out of those 820 applicants, 395 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 48.2% acceptance rate.

There were 694 students enrolled at Sterling College in 2024. 1% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Sterling College has an overall enrollment yield of 30.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

48.2%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
395
Accepted Out of 820

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Sterling College was 48.2% (395 admissions from 820 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 53%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 0.726%, while admissions declined by 9.82%.

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SAT Scores

1%
Submission Percentage (2023)
2
Scores Submitted (2023)

1% of enrolled first-time students at Sterling College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Sterling College had a total enrollment of 694 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Sterling College is 521 students and the part-time enrollment is 173. This means that 75.1% of students enrolled at Sterling College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Sterling College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 55.5% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.64% Black or African American, 5.04% Two or More Races, 0.576% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.576% Asian, and 0.432% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Sterling College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.5%), followed by White Male (26.1%) and Black or African American Male (9.29%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (28.3%), followed by White Male (23.9%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (10.9%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

75.1%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Sterling College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 694 students. The full-time enrollment at Sterling College is 521 and the part-time enrollment is 173. This means that 75.1% of students enrolled at Sterling College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.4% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

50%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Sterling College was 50%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Sterling College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    385 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    106 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    53 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Sterling College is 55.5% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.64% Black or African American, 5.04% Two or More Races, 0.576% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.576% Asian, and 0.432% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 51.9% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 42 students (6.05%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 12 fewer women than men received degrees from Sterling College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Sterling College is white (86 degrees awarded). There were 4.53 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (19 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Sterling College is Sport & Fitness Management (10 degrees awarded), followed by Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (10 degrees) and Elementary Education & Teaching (9 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Sterling College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sterling College are Other managers (172,974 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (169,676 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (163,345 people), Police officers (153,039 people), and Secondary school teachers (109,854 people).

The most specialized majors at Sterling College in 2024 are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (15 degrees), and Protective Services (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sterling College are Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Physicians, and Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

The most specialized majors at Sterling College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (15 degrees), and Protective Services (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sterling College are Elementary & secondary schools (418,681 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (376,256 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (219,927 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (218,182 people), and Legal services (148,542 people).

The most specialized majors at Sterling College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees awarded), History (6 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (15 degrees), and Protective Services (10 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Sterling College.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Sport & Fitness Management
    10 degrees awarded
  2. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
    10 degrees awarded
  3. Elementary Education & Teaching
    9 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Sterling College was Sport & Fitness Management with 10 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

71
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
59
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 71 degrees were awarded to men at Sterling College, which is 1.2 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (59).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Sterling College in Sport & Fitness Management, which is 4 times more than the 2 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Sterling College in Elementary Education & Teaching, which is 8 times more than the 1 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

27%
100% Completion Time
37%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 27% of students graduating from Sterling College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 37% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 37% within 200%.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    86 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    19 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Sterling College is white (86 degrees awarded). There were 4.53 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (19 degrees).

2.31% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    45 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    41 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    10 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Sterling College is white female (45 degrees awarded). There were 1.1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (41 degrees).

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Operations

Sterling College has an endowment valued at nearly $13.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.31M (9.66%) compared to the 8.99% average return (4.98M on 55.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2024, Sterling College had a total salary expenditure of 16.3M. Sterling College employs 34 Assistant professors, 8 Associate professors and 5 Professors. Most academics at Sterling College are Female Assistant professor (20), Male Assistant professor (14), and Female Associate professor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Sterling College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 32 employees, Management, with 15 employees, and Service with 7 employees.

Endowment

$13.5M
2024 Endowment
10.7%
growth from 2023

Sterling College has an endowment valued at about $13.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Sterling College grew 10.7% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $41.9M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$6.41M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Sterling College paid a median of $6.41M in salaries, which represents 39.3% of their overall expenditure ($16.3M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$2.3M
Instructional Salaries
47
Number of Employees

In 2024, Sterling College paid a total of $2.3M to 47 employees working as instructors, which represents 36% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $556k (3.18%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Sterling College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 32 employees, Management with 15 employees, and Service with 7 employees.

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