| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | United Church of Christ |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Indians |
The Mission Statement
Catawba College is committed to helping students achieve personal goals through an education rich in personal attention that blends the knowledge and competencies of liberal studies with career preparation.
Catawba College draws strength from Judeo-Christian values, sustains a dynamic community of learners and seeks to unite a diverse population of students, faculty and staff as active co-participants in scholarship and service. Catawba College prepares students to reach their highest potential while becoming responsible citizens with a zeal to enrich human life.
Catawba College, founded in 1851, is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. Catawba has deliberately chosen to remain a four-year institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Its purpose is to enrich the educational experiences of students and to prepare these students for productive and meaningful lives of purpose following their graduation.
In 2007, Catawba College was ranked #16 by U.S. News and World Report in the category "Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South." Catawba College has been consistently named as one of the "361 Best Colleges" by the Princeton Review. The school's Theatre program is consistently rated as one of the top 10 in the nation.
Catawba College was founded in Newton, North Carolina in 1851 and moved to Salisbury, North Carolina in 1925.
Catawba College was founded by the North Carolina Classis of the Reformed Church in the United States in 1851. The years following the opening of the college proved to be years of growing prosperity for the new school. The Civil War, however, brought drastic changes, reducing the availability of funds and students. During the war years, the College became an academy, operating as Catawba High School from 1865 to 1885. In the latter year, it resumed operations under its original charter as Catawba College. After the Civil War had ended, Catawba continued to make changes to the institution including the decision to make Catawba College a coeducational institution in 1890. Even with the addition of women to the student body, the College struggled to overcome the ravages and depletion brought on by the war. Responding to the offer of a partially constructed dormitory-administration building and several acres of land in Salisbury, trustee, college, and church officials closed the campus in Newton in 1923 and re-opened in Salisbury in 1925.
The college is now affiliated with the United Church of Christ, the successor to the Evangelical and Reformed Church, itself the successor to the Reformed Church in the United States.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 57% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (South Atlantic Conference) Basketball (South Atlantic Conference) Baseball (South Atlantic Conference) Track (South Atlantic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 18,750 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,989 | 25% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,595 | 54% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 8,072 | 92% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,638 | 70% | |
Any Aid: |
98% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 68% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 91% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 460, Math: 480 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 560, Math: 570 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
