by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Cox College was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Cox College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
If you're applying to Cox College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 39%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio at Cox College is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cox College is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Cox College this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 742 undergraduates at Cox College with 392 being full-time and 350 being part-time.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cox College, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $9,500 a year. That adds up to $38,000 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cox College is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Cox College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1423 N Jefferson, Springfield, MO 65802-1917 |
| Phone: | 417-269-3401 |
| Website: | https://coxcollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 153 | $55,452 |
| Allied Health Professions | 17 | $60,046 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 0 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 947 students took at least one online class at Cox College. This is a decrease from the 967 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 947 | 171 |
| 2019-2020 | 967 | 206 |
| 2018-2019 | 956 | 199 |
| 2017-2018 | 919 | 226 |
| 2016-2017 | 904 | 223 |
Footnotes
*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.
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