Cottey College

Cottey College is an independent, women's liberal arts and sciences college in Nevada, Missouri. While it began as a finishing school, it is now a four-year baccalaureate-granting college. It was founded by Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard in 1884 and is currently owned and supported by the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic women's organization. It is the only nonsectarian college in the United States owned and supported by women for women.

Cottey has 307 enrolled students.Cottey has a student to faculty ratio of 10:1. Some classes meet with fewer than 10 students. Faculty includes both men and women, with over 90% holding the terminal academic degreein their field

Cottey is situated on 66 acres (26.7 ha) of land in Nevada, Missouri, the county seat and a rural town of 8,171 people (by the 2012 estimate). The main campus is situated on 11 city blocks.Five blocks south of this is B.I.L. Hill, a 33-acre (13.4 ha) wooded area owned and used by Cottey for recreation, concerts, bonfires, picnics, suite nights, and other traditions.

The official colors of Cottey are yellow and white. Additionally, the senior class color is navy blue and the freshmen class color is "baby" blue.

Cottey College is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the rural setting of the small town of Nevada (population range of 2,500-9,999 inhabitants), Missouri. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Higher Learning Commission, Cottey College is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 250-499 students) women only higher education institution. Cottey College offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 135 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.