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Catawba College Merit Aid
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Get merit aid24%First-year students, CDS 2024-2025
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The merit-aid verdict at Catawba College
Catawba offers multiple merit tiers that reward academic achievement across a range of qualifications.
Who this school is for
Prospective students with solid to exceptional academic records who want their achievements recognized in their financial aid package should explore these options.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $49,990 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal cost and outcome data
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Catawba College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $13,618 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $17,495 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $15,412 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $17,440 |
| $110,001+ | $24,420 |
| All income levels (average) | $17,879 |
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
- Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
- $34,300
- Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
- $17,879
That works out to roughly a 64% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $49,516 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
- Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
- 47%
- First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
- 77%
- Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
- $25,000 (~$265/mo on a 10-yr plan)
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
- $48,793
- Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
- 42%
- Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
- 52%
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
Common Data Set snapshot
From the Catawba College Common Data Set 2024-2025:
24%of admitsget merit
Average award$23,346Covers ~47% of $49,990 cost of attendance
At Catawba College, roughly 1 in 4 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $23,346 — about 47% of total cost.
As filed in Catawba College's CDS Section H2A: of 325 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 79 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $23,346. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 326 of 1,079, averaging $20,040. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.
Receive institutional merit24%First-year students, CDS 2024-2025
Average merit award$23,346Across recipients, CDS 2024-2025
Catawba College merit aid FAQ
What is the deadline for Spirit Of Catawba Scholarship?
The deadline to apply to Catawba College for the Spirit of Catawba Scholarship is November 15.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Catawba College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
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