Colleges / Covenant College
College · Private nonprofit · Lookout Mountain, GA · Suburb
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Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, GA

Religious affiliation
Address14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-4164
Websitewww.covenant.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size939
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1294 · ACT 26.

If you get in

939 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$230k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$105k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$125k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.0k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$1,170

How students pay for it.

Pell grants19%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans40%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
939
Location
Lookout Mountain, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White85%
  • Hispanic4%
  • International4%
  • Asian3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Black1%
  • Unknown1%
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$79k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27

What you can study.

Colleges / Covenant College
College · Private nonprofit · Lookout Mountain, GA · Suburb
CC

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, GA

Religious affiliation
Address14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-4164
Websitewww.covenant.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size939
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1294 · ACT 26.

If you get in

939 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$230k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$105k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$125k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.0k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$1,170

How students pay for it.

Pell grants19%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans40%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
939
Location
Lookout Mountain, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White85%
  • Hispanic4%
  • International4%
  • Asian3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Black1%
  • Unknown1%
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$79k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27

What you can study.