Welcome to Cottey College – Creators of Incredible Futures
Best Liberal Arts & Women’s Private College in the Midwest
Inspirational, Brave, Accommodating, Inventive, Welcoming, Adventurous, Personal, Forward-Thinking, Challenging, Courageous, Tight-Knit, Empowered & Trusted
Who We Are
Cottey College Honors & Recognition
U.S. News & World Report Regional Rankings
#9 – 2019 Best Regional Colleges
#3 – 2019 Lowest Student Debt Loan at Graduation
#1 – 2019 Best Value School
#3 – 2019 Largest Proportion of International Students
College Consensus
#6 – Women’s College
Meet Our Incredible Students
Kundai Matara
Class of ’19
Brenda Aldape
Class of ’19
Susana Irigoyen
Class of ’19
What We Offer
Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science Majors
- Biology
- Business Administration – Management
- Criminology
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Health Sciences
- International Business
- International Relations
- Liberal Arts
- Organizational Leadership
- Psychology
- Secondary Education
- Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Minors
- Anthropology
- Art
- Chemistry
- Dance
- English
- French
- History
- International Relations
- Music
- Physical Education
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Writing
Associate
- Arts
- Arts-Music
- Fine Arts-Art
- Fine Arts-Dance
- Fine Arts-Theatre
- Science
We’d Love to Hear From You
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Cottey College sees 10.5 percent enrollment growth
Nevada, MO--- Cottey College announced today that student enrollment for the fall 2020 semester has increased by 10.5%, compared to last fall’s enrollment numbers. “These increased enrollment numbers demonstrate that more students are seeing the benefit of attending a...
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT NAMES COTTEY COLLEGE THE BEST IN THE MIDWEST REGION
NEVADA, MO—Today, U.S. News & World Report announced that Cottey College is ranked #1 among its 2021 Best Regional Colleges. In total, 76 colleges were ranked from 12 states comprising the Midwest region. Cottey was ranked in four additional categories in the...
Cottey Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
On August 26, 2020, Cottey College will host a new popup exhibition from the National Archives, Rightfully Hers, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Because of COVID-19 safety requirements, the exhibition is only open to...