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Covenant College

Covenant College is a private campus in suburban Lookout Mountain, GA. The school reports a The Presbyterian Church in America affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,897

family income
under $30k

$18,479

$30–48k

$22,783

$48–75k

$23,277

$75–110k

$29,241

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$26,2652023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Covenant College rose from $19,797 (2008) to $26,265 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,797
2009	$18,709
2010	$19,894
2011	$20,551
2012	$20,141
2013	$21,715
2014	$23,742
2015	$22,721
2016	$22,202
2017	$22,234
2018	$23,413
2019	$25,335
2020	$24,467
2021	$24,446
2022	$24,832
2023	$26,265

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,4672024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Covenant College rose from $33,520 (2009) to $57,467 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,520
2010	$34,580
2011	$35,756
2012	$37,024
2013	$38,510
2014	$40,235
2015	$41,320
2016	$42,998
2017	$44,576
2018	$45,626
2019	$47,200
2020	$49,420
2021	$50,701
2022	$51,713
2023	$53,368
2024	$57,467

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,980
2001	$16,970
2002	$17,750
2003	$18,320
2004	$19,180
2005	$20,100
2006	$21,840
2007	$22,840
2008	$24,320
2013	$29,100
2014	$30,160
2015	$31,320
2016	$32,230
2017	$33,170
2018	$34,330
2019	$35,640
2020	$36,710
2021	$37,770
2022	$38,860
2023	$40,464

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $42,040 before grants and other attendance costs. At Covenant College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 939 — Covenant College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

71.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Covenant College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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71.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Covenant College rose from 52.9% (entered 1991) to 71.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	52.9%
1992 cohort	48.4%
1993 cohort	57.1%
1994 cohort	50.9%
1995 cohort	61.3%
1996 cohort	64.1%
1997 cohort	58.9%
1998 cohort	63.5%
1999 cohort	67.5%
2000 cohort	64.1%
2001 cohort	58%
2002 cohort	64.9%
2003 cohort	57.6%
2004 cohort	55%
2005 cohort	51.5%
2006 cohort	60.6%
2007 cohort	58.1%
2008 cohort	56.5%
2009 cohort	63.9%
2010 cohort	67.3%
2011 cohort	69.5%
2012 cohort	70.5%
2013 cohort	64.8%
2014 cohort	67.5%
2015 cohort	72.9%
2016 cohort	74%
2017 cohort	71.9%
2018 cohort	71.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$10,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,858	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,500	$7,780
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$7,895
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,704	$7,294
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,605	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,037	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,040	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,775	$7,443
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,000	$9,788
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,250	$9,272
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$9,625
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,500	$10,131
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,471	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,400	$15,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,200	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,496	$9,898
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,250	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,430	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,500	$9,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$39,570

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$46,012

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$50,412

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Covenant College admitted 712 of 823 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86.5% rate describes that application pool.

86.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $40,464 tuition · 2023–24 939 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1160–13801600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Covenant College received 823 applications and admitted 712 (86.5%), with 282 enrolling.

Covenant College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Covenant College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–710 and Math was 560–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1160–1380 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	670	710
SAT Math	560	630	670
ACT Composite	23	27	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

86.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	95.6%
Fall 2002	72.3%
Fall 2003	60.6%
Fall 2004	62.8%
Fall 2005	66.5%
Fall 2006	66.5%
Fall 2007	64.7%
Fall 2008	65%
Fall 2009	64.2%
Fall 2010	60.2%
Fall 2011	60%
Fall 2012	57.4%
Fall 2013	96.1%
Fall 2014	96.6%
Fall 2015	94%
Fall 2016	96.2%
Fall 2017	95.2%
Fall 2018	97.2%
Fall 2019	98.2%
Fall 2020	97.5%
Fall 2021	88.5%
Fall 2022	84.1%
Fall 2023	81.8%
Fall 2024	86.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1160–1380Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1050	1295
Fall 2002	1035	1295
Fall 2003	1060	1330
Fall 2004	1050	1290
Fall 2005	1060	1270
Fall 2006	1050	1280
Fall 2007	1030	1280
Fall 2008	1000	1290
Fall 2009	1030	1270
Fall 2010	1050	1280
Fall 2011	1060	1295
Fall 2012	1070	1290
Fall 2013	1060	1300
Fall 2014	1050	1280
Fall 2015	1060	1280
Fall 2016	1050	1300
Fall 2017	1130	1350
Fall 2018	1120	1350
Fall 2019	1100	1330
Fall 2020	1060	1305
Fall 2021	1070	1300
Fall 2022	1140	1380
Fall 2023	1130	1390
Fall 2024	1160	1380

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	28
Fall 2002	22	28
Fall 2003	22	29
Fall 2004	22	29
Fall 2005	21	28
Fall 2006	21	28
Fall 2007	21	28
Fall 2008	21	28
Fall 2009	22	28
Fall 2010	22	28
Fall 2011	23	29
Fall 2012	23	29
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	30
Fall 2018	23	30
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	23	29
Fall 2022	24	32
Fall 2023	23	30
Fall 2024	23	30

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

939Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Covenant College fell from 1,142 (Fall 2002) to 939 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,142
Fall 2003	1,170
Fall 2004	1,224
Fall 2005	1,170
Fall 2006	1,180
Fall 2007	1,264
Fall 2008	1,252
Fall 2009	1,281
Fall 2010	1,217
Fall 2011	1,009
Fall 2012	1,027
Fall 2013	1,063
Fall 2014	1,066
Fall 2015	1,007
Fall 2016	981
Fall 2017	986
Fall 2018	971
Fall 2019	904
Fall 2020	842
Fall 2021	840
Fall 2022	808
Fall 2023	858
Fall 2024	939

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

88%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Covenant College rose from 70% (Fall 2003) to 88% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	79%
Fall 2010 cohort	81%
Fall 2011 cohort	87%
Fall 2012 cohort	85%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	86%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	83%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	87%
Fall 2023 cohort	88%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Covenant College

19.1% of Covenant College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Covenant College as a primarily residential campus of 939 undergraduates — and 88.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Covenant College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1160–1380 — their midpoint is above the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Covenant College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Covenant College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Covenant College86.5%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Covenant College$42,040

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Covenant College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Covenant College$50,412

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Covenant College, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Covenant College	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86.5%	70.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$42,040	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$50,412	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Covenant College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Covenant College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business/Commerce, General	$75,186
Economics	$62,761
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$44,909
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,077
Psychology, General	$42,517

These 5 fields listed for Covenant College measure earnings after completion. The $50,412 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional Covenant College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Covenant College report?

Covenant College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1160–1380 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Covenant College's acceptance rate?

86.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 712 admitted from 823 applicants.

How much does Covenant College cost?

At Covenant College, tuition is $42,040. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Covenant College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $50,412. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Columbus State University — 99.1% admitted
College of Coastal Georgia — 98.1% admitted
Brewton-Parker Christian University — 96.5% admitted
Brenau University — 87.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.