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University or college · Private nonprofit

Evangel University

Springfield, MOPart of a 3-campus system381 online only

Evangel University is a private nonprofit university in Springfield, MO, with about 1,776 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,776
plus 381 studying only online
Admission rate
72%
lower than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$18,669
lower than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
65%
higher than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,573
whole college system
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Evangel University?

72%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
540–640
SAT math
500–620
ACT
21–27

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1188.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $39,956 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $28,548Room & board $8,948Books & supplies $942Other costs $1,518

After grants, the average family on aid pays $18,669.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$16,635

About $66,540 over 4 years · 58% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
65%
within 6 years · Pell students 56%
Come back for year two
76%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,573
median, whole college system
Typical debt
$24,736
about $262 a month over 10 years · whole system

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting (whole college system)

8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$262 a month against about $3,278 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, whole college system

65%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 80% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (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 at enrollment (whole college system)

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$46k
Higher incomeover $75k
$55k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 16%Education 14%Theology 11%Parks, recreation & fitness 9%Health professions 8%Communication 5%Everything else 36%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported); reported for the whole college system.

Business Administration, Management and Operations32 graduates a year · typical debt $22,500
$55k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods27 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$39k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas27 graduates a year · typical debt $28,154
$44k4 yrs out
Biology, General22 graduates a year
$21k1 yr out
Psychology, General21 graduates a year · typical debt $24,736
$36k4 yrs out
Bible/Biblical Studies17 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing16 graduates a year
$61k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness14 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,229 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 75%Hispanic 6%Black 5%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 4%

Women and men

Women 50%Men 50%
15 : 1
students per teacher
31%
get Pell grants (lower income)
74%
take federal loans
2%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Springfield

12% of Springfield’s 169,847 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Springfield pages.

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Straight-line distances from Evangel University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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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 and debt are for students who received federal aid and are reported for the whole 3-campus system. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.