Catawba College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Catawba College is a private baccalaureate college in Salisbury, NC (suburb setting), with 1,153 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 78% of 2,547 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1010–1186 on the SAT and 20–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $50,799 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $18,319 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 52% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.21 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Catawba College ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,400
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Catawba College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Catawba College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | South Atlantic Conference | 58 | — | 4 | $711k | $12,260 | — | |
| Baseball | South Atlantic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $632k | $17,089 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | South Atlantic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $779k | $23,618 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | South Atlantic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $646k | $35,863 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | South Atlantic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $186k | $14,273 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | South Atlantic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | South Atlantic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | South Atlantic Conference | 140 | — | 1 | $2M | $14,062 | — | |
| Men's Golf | South Atlantic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $275k | $25,019 | — | |
| Women's Golf | South Atlantic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $193k | $24,069 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | South Atlantic Conference | 52 | — | 2 | $538k | $10,339 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | South Atlantic Conference | 27 | — | 2 | $420k | $15,556 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | South Atlantic Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $556k | $12,928 | — | |
| Softball | South Atlantic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $470k | $21,355 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Conference Carolinas | 22 | — | 3 | $463k | $21,063 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Conference Carolinas | 21 | — | 3 | $517k | $24,603 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | South Atlantic Conference | 14 | — | 2 | $298k | $21,279 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | South Atlantic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $296k | $29,607 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | South Atlantic Conference | 88 | — | 1 | $799k | $9,073 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | South Atlantic Conference | 61 | — | 1 | $532k | $8,720 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Independent | 16 | — | 4 | $180k | $11,233 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | South Atlantic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $428k | $15,857 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.