Cabarrus College
of Health Sciences
Private College in Concord, NC. Six-year graduation rate 71%. Median 10-year earnings $58,708.
Ten years after entry, the median Cabarrus College of Health Sciences student earns $58,708 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 71% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Median debt at graduation is $16,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 23% means admission is the exception — plan accordingly. Only 77 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 44% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | 3 (38%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 21–23 | 5 (63%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences →Academics
A 71% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The 11:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 602 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,795 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $10,412 while those at $110k+ pay $24,194. About 69% get grants averaging $8,902, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 89% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 19 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,412 |
| $30–48k | $9,820 |
| $48–75k | $15,956 |
| $75–110k | $12,950 |
| $110k+ | $24,194 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 534 of these 602 students, totalling $4,320,940 — an average of $8,092 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cabarrus County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)