College · Private nonprofit · Springfield, MO · City
Evangel University-College of Online Learning
Springfield, MO
Religious affiliationOnline-only
Admit rate49%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size240
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 49% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter.
If you get in
240 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $26k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$106k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$16k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.2k
- Books & supplies
- $1,026
How students pay for it.
Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans69%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
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 retention64%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out50%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 240
- Location
- Springfield, MO
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliationOnline-only
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White75%
- Hispanic12%
- Black4%
- Two or more races4%
- Unknown3%
- Asian1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time45%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 5
What you can study.