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Covenant College: cost, admission and results

Covenant College is a private nonprofit college in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. It has about 939 undergraduate students. It admits 87% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $23,147 a year.

At a glance

  • 87%Admission rate
  • $23,147Net price a year
  • 69%Graduation rate
  • $53,280Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Lookout Mountain, Georgia 30750
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
939
Graduate students
13
Students per teacher
13 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
covenant.edu

Getting in

Covenant College admits 87% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1294 out of 1600 (midpoints: 605 in reading and writing, 580 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 26 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$43,668
Room and meals on campus$13,250
Books and supplies$1,170
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$59,925
Average net price after grants and scholarships$23,147

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 36% above the median net price of colleges in Georgia on this site ($16,972). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$21,779
$30,001 to $48,000$16,384
$48,001 to $75,000$18,157
$75,001 to $110,000$20,572
Above $110,000$28,219

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeGA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year88%71%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)69%40%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$53,280$49,706$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$22,944$21,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Georgia and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

25% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 35% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 52% women and 48% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 47 of the 69 colleges in Georgia on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,996.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Covenant College?

Covenant College admits 87% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Covenant College?

Published tuition and fees are $43,668 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Covenant College?

69% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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