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Ranked #732 of 986 for valueBusiness Administration, Management and Operations · 23 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $67,034
- Ranked-college median: $64,860
- Median debt
- $27,000
- Ranked-college median: $21,375
Montreat College acceptance rate
Acceptance rate: 69.2% (fall admissions, CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 1,322 of 1,465 applicants were admitted. Middle 50% test scores: SAT Reading & Writing 500–630, SAT Math 530–590, ACT 21–28. Admissions details
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 762
Smaller than 70% of colleges
National median 1,603
Montreat CollegeMiddle half of collegesNational median
Religious affiliation: Interdenominational(U.S. College Scorecard · 2025)
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Montreat College admitted 69.2% of 1,465 applicants.
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Applicants1,465
69.2% of applicants were admitted
- Admitted1,322
16% of admitted students enrolled (yield)
- Enrolled (first-year)212
Middle 50% test scores
- SAT Reading & Writing
- 500–630
- 200800
- SAT Math
- 530–590
- 200800
- ACT Composite
- 21–28
- 136
Your chances
Check your chancesYour SAT or ACT against Montreat College- SAT, middle 50%
- 1030–1220
- ACT, middle 50%
- 21–28
Cost & financial aid
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Average net price
$25,095
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $37,544
- Average net price
- $25,095
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44.8%
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42.8%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
58.9%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$53,114
Former students who received federal aid
Where Montreat College ranks
All rankings by majorPrograms at Montreat College
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Bachelor's majors where Montreat College is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
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Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Total students
762
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate college
A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields.
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Montreat College
Montreat, NC, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Baccalaureate college
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityCharlotte, NC · about 87 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- montreat.edu
Colleges nearby
Warren Wilson College8.5 miSwannanoa
University of North Carolina at Asheville15.2 miAsheville
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College15.4 miAsheville- McDowell Technical Community College18.8 miMarion
Mars Hill University19 miMars Hill
Blue Ridge Community College-North Carolina24.5 miFlat Rock
Colleges nearby
- Warren Wilson College9 mi from Montreat College
- University of North Carolina at Asheville15 mi from Montreat College
- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College15 mi from Montreat College
- McDowell Technical Community College19 mi from Montreat College
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What is the Montreat College acceptance rate for 2026?
Montreat College admitted 69.2% of 1,465 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the most recent release. That is the figure colleges report to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
How much is Montreat College tuition?
Tuition at Montreat College is $37,544 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $25,095 a year.
What is the average net price at Montreat College?
The average net price at Montreat College, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $25,095 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Montreat College?
42.8% of first-time, full-time students at Montreat College graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Montreat College?
The closest matches are Gardner-Webb University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Carolina University, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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