10-yr median earnings
$50,412
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Covenant College
Covenant College is a private nonprofit institution in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $50,412
- 10-yr median earnings
- 86.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $26,265
- Avg net price / yr
- 71.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Covenant College pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 28%
- former-student earnings, US
- 86.5%
- acceptance rate
- 71.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +27%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Covenant College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
58/100
Covenant College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$50,412
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$26,265
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
71.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$22,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
90.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$26,265
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
71.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 71.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Covenant College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Covenant College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Covenant College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$50,412 Top 28% higher than 72% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Covenant College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,412 | #1446 of 5103 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $26,265 | #4068 of 5020 | 19th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.7% | #1274 of 4858 | 74th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 939 | #2242 of 5462 | 59th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
939
Undergraduate enrollment
86.5%
Acceptance rate
1,294
SAT average
71.7%
150%-time completion
$50,412
10-yr median earnings
88.2%
First-year retention
How Covenant College ranks in Georgia
State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Covenant College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,412 | #21 of 141 | 85th |
| Average net price | $26,265 | #102 of 127 | 20th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.7% | #14 of 123 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 939 | #70 of 133 | 47th |
Highest former-student earnings in Georgia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School-Atlanta | $106,192 | $60,682 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $102,772 | $12,116 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | $92,405 | $33,188 |
| 4 | United States University | $80,980 | - |
| 5 | Emory University | $80,137 | $22,585 |
| 6 | Emory University-Oxford College | $80,137 | $37,920 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | $68,726 | $13,936 |
| 8 | Galen Health Institutes-Savannah | $61,480 | - |
| 9 | Grady Health System Professional Schools | $60,726 | - |
| 10 | Spelman College | $59,993 | $38,967 |
| 11 | Mercer University | $58,354 | $23,847 |
| 12 | Georgia College & State University | $58,140 | $20,686 |
| 21 | Covenant CollegeThis school | $50,412 | $26,265 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 86.5% |
| SAT Average | 1,294 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 560 – 670 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 600 – 710 |
| ACT Average | 26 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 23 – 30 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Covenant College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,310 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$15,929 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,606 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$30,172 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Covenant College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $42,040 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $42,040 |
| Average Net Price | $26,265 |
19.1%
Pell Grant Rate
40.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$22,500
Median Debt
$239/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Covenant College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +23.3% over 10 years, from $20,141 to $24,832 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,1412023 · $24,832
Over the same years, enrollment went -19.3% (1,063 → 858 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
48.6%
Female
Outcomes
88.2%
Retention Rate
$39,570
Median Earnings (6yr)
66.4%
Earning Over $25K
90.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 71.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 88.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,570 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $50,412 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 66.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 90.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $22,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $239/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Covenant College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$75,186 median earnings
- Economics
Economics
$62,761 median earnings
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary S…
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
$44,909 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$43,077 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$42,517 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's | 25 | $75,186 | $21,600 |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 23 | $62,761 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's | 12 | $44,909 | $20,968 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 9 | $43,077 | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 19 | $42,517 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Covenant College? ▼
Covenant College is a private nonprofit institution in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. The acceptance rate is 86.5%. The average SAT score is 1,294. Undergraduate enrollment is 939 students.
How much do Covenant College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Covenant College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,412 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,570.
How much does Covenant College cost? ▼
The average net price at Covenant College is $26,265. In-state tuition is $42,040 and out-of-state tuition is $42,040. Median student debt at graduation is $22,500.
What is the graduation rate at Covenant College? ▼
Covenant College has a 71.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 88.2%.
Is Covenant College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Covenant College is $22,500, while former students earn a median of $50,412 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 45% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 90.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $239.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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