Sterling College
Sterling College admitted 48% of applicants. Its average net price after aid was $24,297 a year. Within six years, 39% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 48%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $49,063 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $24,297 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,652 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $35,200 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 39%
- Students who return for a second year
- 50%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $50,326 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 538
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 33%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 to 1
- Campus setting
- Rural
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 24%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 16%
- Education
- 14%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 11%
- Health professions
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Governors State University IL · 48% admitted
- St Olaf College MN · 48% admitted
- Santa Clara University CA · 48% admitted
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design MN · 49% admitted
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America NY · 49% admitted
- Rust College MS · 49% admitted
More colleges in Kansas
- University of Kansas KS · 94% admitted
- Kansas State University KS · 82% admitted
- Wichita State University KS · 94% admitted
- Fort Hays State University KS · 90% admitted
- Pittsburg State University KS · 89% admitted
- Benedictine College KS · 98% admitted
- Emporia State University KS · 98% admitted
- Baker University KS · 94% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.