Catawba College Overview

Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, Catawba College is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Salisbury makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Catawba College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Catawba is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period83% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Catawba with a bachelor's degree make about $48,793 a year. That's 20% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Catawba student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Catawba College?

Contact details for Catawba are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2300 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone:	800-228-2922
Website:	www.catawba.edu

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How Do I Get Into Catawba?

You can apply to Catawba online at: www.catawba.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Catawba

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Catawba?

The acceptance rate at Catawba is 67%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Catawba submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 610.

Catawba received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 27.

Can I Afford Catawba College?

The overall average net price of Catawba is $24,350. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Catawba, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,515 a year. That adds up to $26,060 over four years for those students.

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Catawba College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,340 undergraduate students at Catawba, with 1,232 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

There are also 31 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,232 full-time undergraduates at Catawba, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Catawba College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	255
Hispanic or Latino	98
White	689
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	111

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Catawba College. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Catawba. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Germany, and Iceland.

Catawba College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	49	20	69
Health & Physical Education	40	15	55
Teacher Education Grade Specific	28	0	28
Natural Resources Conservation	18	0	18
General Biology	17	0	17
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	16	0	16
Nursing	11	0	11
Mental & Social Health Services	0	10	10
Communication & Media Studies	9	0	9
Criminal Justice & Corrections	9	0	9
Special Education	8	0	8
Computer Information Systems	7	0	7
General Psychology	7	0	7
Political Science & Government	7	0	7
Accounting	6	0	6
Management Information Systems	6	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	4	0	4
Economics	4	0	4
Sociology	4	0	4
Mathematics	3	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	0	3
Music	3	0	3
General English Literature	2	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	0	2
Applied Mathematics	2	0	2
Religious Studies	2	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1	0	1
Romance Languages	1	0	1
History	1	0	1
Marketing	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	273	45	318

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.