Sterling College Overview

Sterling College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sterling, Kansas. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Sterling College Known For?

• Students at Sterling College may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Sterling College.
• During a recent academic cycle, 46% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Sterling College with a bachelor's degree make about $45,846 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Sterling College student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Sterling College?

Contact details for Sterling College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	125 W. Cooper, Sterling, KS 67579
Phone:	620-278-2173
Website:	www.sterling.edu

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How Do I Get Into Sterling College?

You can apply to Sterling College online at: https://www.sterling.edu/admissions/apply-today

Admission Requirements for Sterling College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sterling College?

Sterling College has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 87% of accepted students are men and 13% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to Sterling College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 483 and 545. Math scores were between 455 and 578.

Sterling College received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Sterling College?

The overall average net price of Sterling College is $25,827. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Sterling College, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $5,919 a year. That adds up to $23,676 over four years for those students.

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Sterling College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 665 undergraduate students at Sterling College, with 529 being full-time and 136 being part-time.

There are also 13 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 529 full-time undergraduates at Sterling College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	287
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	65

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Sterling College. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at Sterling College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and United Kingdom.

Sterling College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Health & Physical Education	16	0	16
Allied Health Professions	5	7	12
Other Business, Management & Marketing	8	0	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	8	0	8
Criminal Justice & Corrections	8	0	8
Teacher Education Grade Specific	7	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	5	0	5
Accounting	4	0	4
History	4	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	4
Marketing	3	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	0	3
Child Development & Psychology	3	0	3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	3	0	3
General Biology	2	0	2
Communication & Media Studies	2	0	2
Health/Medical Prep Programs	2	0	2
Human Biology	2	0	2
Political Science & Government	2	0	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	1	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	1	0	1
Journalism	1	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	1	0	1
General English Literature	1	0	1
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	1	0	1
Music	1	0	1
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	98	7	105

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
• Image Credit: By Sterlingeditor under License

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