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 Climbs to #2 on Rankings List for Best Regional Colleges
Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, ranks number two in the College Consensus 2019 list of Best Regional Colleges-Midwest. Cottey also ranks second in the College Consensus list of Best Colleges and Universities in Missouri; fourth in the nation among women’s...
read moreCottey Welcomes Dr. Landon Adams as New Vice President for Student Life
Cottey College is pleased to announce Dr. Landon Adams as the new Vice President for Student Life, a role in which he leads a team of professionals who manage functions related to students’ needs outside the classroom including residence life, counseling, athletics...
read moreCottey Welcomes New Admission Rep Madeline Culbertson
Cottey College is pleased to announce the addition of Madeline Culbertson as a new enrollment counselor. A graduate of Nevada, Missouri, High School, Culbertson recently completed a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from William Jewell College. While at William...
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