Sterling College is a private college focused on the human relationship with the natural world. Because we know that the most critical issues of our time involve our climate, soil, water, food, energy, wilderness, and estrangement from nature, Sterling offers ecologically focused bachelor’s degrees in only four areas—Ecology, Environmental Humanities, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, and Outdoor Education (or a program you design yourself)— to equip you for lives and careers that live up to your values.

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Admissions

Application Deadline

Rolling Admissions

Acceptance Rate

96%

SAT Range

ACT Range

Application Fee

$35

SAT/ACT

Neither required nor recommended

High School GPA

Considered but not required

Accepts Common App

Yes

Cost

Net Price

$17,685 / year

National

$15,523

Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.

Average Total Aid Awarded

$33,627 / year

National

$7,535

Students Receiving Financial Aid

100%

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Academics

Professors

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Student Faculty Ratio

6:1

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Majors

Environmental Studies

Learning at Sterling is deeply personalized, outdoor-oriented, community-centered and rooted in doing. Students earn credit and gain expertise through engagement and growth in courses, work, experiential endeavors, and seminars. By giving equal weight to work, study, and living in community, a Sterling education is distinct. We make the abstract personal.

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Online

Programs Offered Entirely Online

Offers Online Courses

Yes

Online Certificate Programs

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Online Bachelor's Programs

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Mix of Online and on Campus
24%
On Campus
74%
Online
2%

Students

Full-Time Enrollment

124 Undergrads

Part-Time Undergrads

Undergrads Over 25

22%

Pell Grant

67%

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Freshmen Live On-Campus

92%

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After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation

National

$33,028

Graduation Rate

16%

National

49%

Employed 2 Years After Graduation

93%

National

83%