Catawba College Business Programs

Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, Catawba College is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Salisbury makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Catawba College?

Contact details for Catawba are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2300 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone:	800-228-2922
Website:	www.catawba.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/catawbacollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/catawbacollege

How Do I Get Into Catawba?

You can apply to Catawba online at: www.catawba.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Catawba

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Catawba?

The acceptance rate at Catawba is 52%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 51%, and the acceptance rate for women is 53%.

Average Test Scores

About 47% of students accepted to Catawba submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

Catawba received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Catawba College?

The overall average net price of Catawba is $24,350. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Catawba, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $6,518 a year. That adds up to $26,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Catawba is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Catawba College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,340 undergraduate students at Catawba, with 1,232 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

There are also 31 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,232 full-time undergraduates at Catawba, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Catawba College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	255
Hispanic or Latino	98
White	689
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	111

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Catawba College. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Catawba. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Germany, and Iceland.

Online Learning at Catawba College

In 2019-2020, 977 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Catawba has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 61st most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Catawba

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Catawba College was 4,475.0%. This is the #27 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Catawba regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Catawba ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Catawba.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#7
Business Administration & Management	#10

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Catawba College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	42	42
Accounting	8	8
General Economics	8	8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0
TOTAL	58	58

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.