Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MOOne College Hill, Canton, MO 63435-1299
573-288-6000
Culver-Stockton College is a private, co-educational, four-year liberal arts college located in Canton, Missouri. The college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The school was founded in 1858 by the Reverend J. L. Carson and the Reverend W. S. Carson as the Carson-Newman Manual Labor Institute. The Institute was renamed Culver-Stockton College in 1892 after two benefactors, Colonel R. B. Culver and Judge J. W. Stockton. The college's first president was the Reverend A. B. Carson, the brother of the founders.
The college's mission is "to provide an education that develops in students the qualities of mind and heart that will enable them to lead and to serve." The college has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1913. The college offers more than 40 majors and programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
The college's 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) campus is located in the heart of the Mississippi River Valley in northeast Missouri. The campus includes buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Old Main Academic Building, W.S. Carson Hall, and the Culver-Stockton Alumni House. The college also owns and operates a 2,200-acre (8.9 km2) ranch near Grassy, Missouri, for environmental and agricultural sciences education.
Culver-Stockton College enrolls about 1,000 students from more than 20 states and several foreign countries. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1 and the average class size is 17. The college offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including athletics, clubs and organizations, and service opportunities. The college's athletic teams, known as the Wildcats, compete in the Heart of America Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The college fields teams in men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, rodeo, soccer, tennis, and track and field. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Rodeo (NIRA).
Culver-Stockton College was founded in 1858 by the Reverend J.L. Carson and the Reverend W.S. Carson as the Carson-Newman Manual Labor Institute. The Institute was renamed Culver-Stockton College in 1892 after two benefactors, Colonel R.B. Culver and Judge J.W. Stockton. The college's first president was the Reverend A.B. Carson, the brother of the founders.
The college's mission is "to provide an education that develops in students the qualities of mind and heart that will enable them to lead and to serve." The college has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1913. The college offers more than 40 majors and programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
The college's 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) campus is located in the heart of the Mississippi River Valley in northeast Missouri. The campus includes buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Old Main Academic Building, W.S. Carson Hall, and the Culver-Stockton Alumni House. The college also owns and operates a 2,200-acre (8.9 km2) ranch near Grassy, Missouri, for environmental and agricultural sciences education.
Culver-Stockton College enrolls about 1,000 students from more than 20 states and several foreign countries. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1 and the average class size is 17. The college offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including athletics, clubs and organizations, and service opportunities. The college's athletic teams, known as the Wildcats, compete in the Heart of America Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The college fields teams in men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, rodeo, soccer, tennis, and track and field. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Rodeo (NIRA).
Culver-Stockton College was founded in 1858 by the Reverend J.L. Carson and the Reverend W.S. Carson as the Carson-Newman Manual Labor Institute. The Institute was renamed Culver-Stockton College in 1892 after two benefactors, Colonel R.B. Culver and Judge J.W. Stockton. The college's first president was the Reverend A.B. Carson, the brother of the founders.
The college's mission is "to provide an education that develops in students the qualities of mind and heart that will enable them to lead and to serve." The college has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1913. The college offers
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1006
Acceptance Rate: 98.33%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.culver.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.culver.edu/value/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $41401
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $41401
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Culver-Stockton College is $154504.29. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Culver-Stockton College. For graduates of Culver-Stockton College, we saw an average early-career income of $44900.00 and mid-career income of $86300.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.