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Cox College

University or collegePrivate nonprofitSpringfield, MOcoxcollege.edu ↗

Cox College is a private nonprofit university in Springfield, MO, with about 586 students on campus. It admits 100% of applicants, and 100% of students graduate.

Students on campus
586
637 undergrad · 158 grad · 209 online only
Admission rate
100%
more selective than 4% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
—
after grants
Graduation rate
100%
higher than 99% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$56,867
higher than 81% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Cox College?

100%of applicants admitted
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Cox College is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.
Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

540 degree-seeking undergrads
White 83%Hispanic 6%Black 1%Asian 2%Two or more 3%

Women and men

undergraduates
Women 85%Men 15%
8 : 1students per teacher
36%get Pell grants (lower income)
45%undergrads 25 or older
46%study part time
Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing128 graduates a year · typical debt $21,291
$81,5204 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions14 graduates a year · typical debt $18,750
$82,0494 yrs out
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
100%
within 6 years
Come back for year two
0%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$56,867
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$20,000
about $212 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college
59%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 73% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled
Lower income (under $30k)$56,964
Middle income ($30–75k)$57,787
Higher income (over $75k)$55,058
The town around it

Living in Springfield

12% of Springfield’s 169,954 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Springfield pages.

Other colleges within 30 miles

Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.

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