College · Private nonprofit · Haviland, KS · Rural
Barclay College
Haviland, KS
Religious affiliation
Admit rate51%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size168
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 51% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
168 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$172k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$117k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $24.6k
- Room & board
- $10.4k
- Books & supplies
- $2,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants51%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention50%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr32%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$36k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 168
- Location
- Haviland, KS
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White46%
- Black21%
- Hispanic20%
- Two or more races5%
- International2%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time27%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 11
What you can study.