Evangel University-James
River Assembly of God Church
Private College in Ozark, MO. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $46,573.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $46,573 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 57% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $24,736, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church accepts 74% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. With 131 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 45% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. 23% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 370–510 | 10 (23%) |
| SAT Math | 350–520 | |
| ACT Composite | — | 2 (5%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church →Academics
57% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is strong at 84%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. 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 28:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 98 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $18,946 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $20,097 at $0–30k, $22,874 at $110k+. 100% of students get grant aid averaging $12,174, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 98% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 44 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 | $20,097 |
| $30–48k | $20,337 |
| $48–75k | $20,356 |
| $75–110k | $22,476 |
| $110k+ | $22,874 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 96 of these 98 students, totalling $701,629 — an average of $7,309 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Christian County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026