How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
College of the Atlantic admits about 70.2% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,240 and 1,430. Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 19.6%. Azimuth ranks College of the Atlantic #1342 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible students on a campus built around a liberal arts model. The six-year graduation rate is 68.3%, with 44.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. First-year retention stands at 85.0%. Azimuth ranks College of the Atlantic #739 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the institution's ability to support Pell-eligible and first-generation students toward completion and post-graduation earnings outcomes. As a small liberal arts college, College of the Atlantic operates at a different scale than large research universities, but the outcomes for low-income graduates demonstrate that access combined with strong institutional support produces meaningful upward mobility. The pattern underscores Azimuth's broader finding that mobility is not simply a function of admission selectivity, but of how effectively an institution converts broad access into durable financial outcomes for students from modest backgrounds.
College of the Atlantic admits about 70.2% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,240 and 1,430. Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 19.6%. Azimuth ranks College of the Atlantic #1342 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible students on a campus built around a liberal arts model. The six-year graduation rate is 68.3%, with 44.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. First-year retention stands at 85.0%. Azimuth ranks College of the Atlantic #739 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the institution's ability to support Pell-eligible and first-generation students toward completion and post-graduation earnings outcomes. As a small liberal arts college, College of the Atlantic operates at a different scale than large research universities, but the outcomes for low-income graduates demonstrate that access combined with strong institutional support produces meaningful upward mobility. The pattern underscores Azimuth's broader finding that mobility is not simply a function of admission selectivity, but of how effectively an institution converts broad access into durable financial outcomes for students from modest backgrounds.
College of the Atlantic admits about 70.2% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,240 and 1,430. Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 19.6%. Azimuth ranks College of the Atlantic #1342 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible students on a campus built around a liberal arts model. The six-year graduation rate is 68.3%, with 44.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. First-year retention stands at 85.0%. Azimuth ranks College of the Atlantic #739 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the institution's ability to support Pell-eligible and first-generation students toward completion and post-graduation earnings outcomes. As a small liberal arts college, College of the Atlantic operates at a different scale than large research universities, but the outcomes for low-income graduates demonstrate that access combined with strong institutional support produces meaningful upward mobility. The pattern underscores Azimuth's broader finding that mobility is not simply a function of admission selectivity, but of how effectively an institution converts broad access into durable financial outcomes for students from modest backgrounds.
