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Montreat College

Montreat College is a private campus in suburban Montreat, NC. The school reports a Interdenominational 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

$21,717

family income
under $30k

$23,372

$30–48k

$26,184

$48–75k

$28,027

$75–110k

$29,514

over $110k

Average net price

$27,0612023–24Skip 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 Montreat College rose from $15,716 (2008) to $27,061 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,716
2009	$16,591
2010	$18,592
2011	$19,467
2012	$18,096
2013	$19,453
2014	$13,704
2015	$19,400
2016	$19,720
2017	$21,275
2018	$22,946
2019	$23,643
2020	$24,828
2021	$25,023
2022	$26,328
2023	$27,061

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$47,1332024–25Skip 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 Montreat College rose from $28,441 (2009) to $47,133 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,441
2010	$31,617
2011	$33,289
2012	$34,277
2013	$33,963
2014	$35,580
2015	$34,863
2016	$35,791
2017	$37,101
2018	$38,034
2019	$39,635
2020	$40,841
2021	$41,765
2022	$42,969
2023	$45,829
2024	$47,133

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	$11,730
2001	$12,318
2002	$13,448
2003	$14,120
2004	$15,108
2005	$15,560
2006	$16,182
2007	$18,056
2008	$19,080
2013	$23,520
2014	$23,520
2015	$24,220
2016	$24,940
2017	$25,730
2018	$26,920
2019	$27,950
2020	$28,750
2021	$29,462
2022	$30,525
2023	$33,860

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Montreat College reports published tuition of $36,450 in this record. Montreat College's $36,450 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Montreat College reports 762 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

50.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Montreat 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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50.3%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 Montreat College rose from 19.8% (entered 1991) to 50.3% (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	19.8%
1992 cohort	36.4%
1993 cohort	35.2%
1994 cohort	56.5%
1995 cohort	59.7%
1996 cohort	41.9%
1997 cohort	37%
1998 cohort	38.7%
1999 cohort	42.8%
2000 cohort	51.5%
2001 cohort	30.9%
2002 cohort	31.2%
2003 cohort	43.6%
2004 cohort	32.1%
2005 cohort	44.4%
2006 cohort	38.5%
2007 cohort	41.9%
2008 cohort	37.3%
2009 cohort	45.8%
2010 cohort	35.9%
2011 cohort	31.7%
2012 cohort	42.7%
2013 cohort	34%
2014 cohort	34%
2015 cohort	29.4%
2016 cohort	41.7%
2017 cohort	40.6%
2018 cohort	50.3%

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)	$12,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,800	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,912	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,294	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,802	$5,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,188	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,214	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$4,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,563	$3,565
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,935	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$20,125	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$23,062	$7,625
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,200
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,206	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,995	$7,742
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,763	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,813	$8,471

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

$39,763

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,336

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$45,151

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

Montreat College admitted 1,204 of 1,740 applicants in Fall 2024. The 69.2% rate describes that application pool.

69.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,860 tuition · 2023–24 762 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Montreat College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Montreat College under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Montreat College received 1,740 applications and admitted 1,204 (69.2%), with 215 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

69.2%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	80.6%
Fall 2002	74.9%
Fall 2003	78.2%
Fall 2004	75.8%
Fall 2005	79.8%
Fall 2006	73.8%
Fall 2007	—
Fall 2008	61.5%
Fall 2009	46.6%
Fall 2010	49.5%
Fall 2011	50.6%
Fall 2012	54.4%
Fall 2013	54.3%
Fall 2014	46.1%
Fall 2015	54.4%
Fall 2016	61.4%
Fall 2017	65.1%
Fall 2018	55.2%
Fall 2019	56%
Fall 2020	71.2%
Fall 2021	90.2%
Fall 2022	68.1%
Fall 2023	65.5%
Fall 2024	69.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1030–1220Fall 2021 · 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	850	1150
Fall 2002	890	1140
Fall 2003	875	1175
Fall 2004	900	1258
Fall 2005	890	1070
Fall 2006	860	1100
Fall 2007	850	1080
Fall 2008	870	1110
Fall 2009	900	1120
Fall 2010	870	1100
Fall 2011	860	1090
Fall 2012	860	1100
Fall 2013	820	1080
Fall 2014	850	1220
Fall 2015	850	1060
Fall 2016	850	1060
Fall 2017	920	1150
Fall 2018	920	1140
Fall 2019	922	1150
Fall 2020	910	1140
Fall 2021	1030	1220

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–28Fall 2021 · 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 2003	19	26
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	24
Fall 2009	19	26
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	18	25
Fall 2012	18	24
Fall 2013	17	23
Fall 2014	18	24
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	17	24
Fall 2018	18	25
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	17	24
Fall 2021	21	28

IPEDS Fall 2003–2021, 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

762Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Montreat College fell from 930 (Fall 2002) to 762 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	930
Fall 2003	943
Fall 2004	928
Fall 2005	948
Fall 2006	939
Fall 2007	967
Fall 2008	931
Fall 2009	940
Fall 2010	810
Fall 2011	656
Fall 2012	636
Fall 2013	661
Fall 2014	647
Fall 2015	724
Fall 2016	684
Fall 2017	695
Fall 2018	714
Fall 2019	740
Fall 2020	823
Fall 2021	851
Fall 2022	816
Fall 2023	750
Fall 2024	762

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

59%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 Montreat College fell from 67% (Fall 2003) to 59% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	66%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	58%
Fall 2007 cohort	61%
Fall 2008 cohort	58%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	50%
Fall 2011 cohort	51%
Fall 2012 cohort	58%
Fall 2013 cohort	58%
Fall 2014 cohort	59%
Fall 2015 cohort	57%
Fall 2016 cohort	62%
Fall 2017 cohort	60%
Fall 2018 cohort	67%
Fall 2019 cohort	68%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	62%
Fall 2022 cohort	62%
Fall 2023 cohort	59%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Montreat College

Faculty pay at Montreat College averages $76,680 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Montreat College as a primarily residential campus of 762 undergraduates — and 58.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Montreat College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 69.2%. Review Montreat College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 Montreat 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

Montreat College69.2%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Montreat College$36,450

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Montreat College$45,151

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Montreat College, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Montreat College	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	69.2%	74.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$36,450	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$45,151	$45,873	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,034
Communication and Media Studies	$41,209
Psychology, Other	$39,845

These 3 fields listed for Montreat College measure earnings after completion. The $45,151 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional Montreat College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Montreat College report?

Montreat College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 69.2% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Montreat College's acceptance rate?

69.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,204 admitted from 1,740 applicants.

How much does Montreat College cost?

At Montreat College, tuition is $36,450. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Montreat College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $45,151. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

University of Mount Olive — 75.8% admitted
Methodist University — 75.1% admitted
Meredith College — 74.2% admitted
University of North Carolina at Charlotte — 79.6% 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.