Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, Georgia · Private · 939 undergraduates · covenant.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test recommended
Scores encouraged, not required
Admit rate
75%
of 1,077 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1150 to 1360
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$74,130Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Covenant College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
75% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$74,130
a year in 2027-28, from a $74,130 sticker price
What to do with your 1270
Send your score
About 18% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1100, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test recommended
Scores aren't required, but the college encourages you to send them.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted
Source: How to Apply - Covenant College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov10Early Action · November 10, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: How to Apply - Covenant College
Who gets in
75%
of applicants were admitted: 803 of 1,077 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/10, hear by 12/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 44% of them sent SAT scores and 49% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1150 to 1360
Reading and Writing 600 to 710
Math 560 to 670
ACT composite 24 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160019%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 119934%
- 800 to 9992.1%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.76
- 4.026%
- 3.75 to 3.9940%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.498.9%
- 3.00 to 3.243.7%
- 2.50 to 2.992.5%
- Below 2.500.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$74,130
a year
- Tuition$45,810
- Fees$1,990
- Food and housing$20,890
- Books and supplies$1,220
- Transportation and other$4,220
Covenant College published $71,278 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,779
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,384
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,157
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,572
- Over $110,000$28,219
Financial aid
83%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,029
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
33%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $26,572 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 11/10
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Georgia programs for residents
HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Tuition at HOPE rate. 2026-27 examples: UGA $334.47/credit hour ($5,017/semester at 15 hrs); Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study / HSE: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school, unaccredited home study, or HSE diploma; manual evaluation
Zell Miller Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of standard undergraduate tuition (public up to 15 hrs; private up to 12 hrs). 2026-27 examples: UGA $5,067/semester for 7-15 hrs; Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 3.70+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Eligible HS graduate / accredited home study: GPA + test pathway; at least 4 full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List
- 1340+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program; manual evaluation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,580Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Contact the Art Department. Does not apply toward total # of art major hours |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Contact the Art Department. Does not apply toward total # of art major hours |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | Art elective. Does not apply toward total # of art major hours |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | Core Natural Science Lab Requirement |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO 111 General Biology I and BIO 112 General Biology II |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 145 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 145 Calculus I and MAT 146 Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | Core Natural Science Lab; For Chemistry major contact the Chemistry Department |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Core Language Distribution Requirement |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Core Social Science Distribution Requirement. Does not apply toward total # of history or political science major/minor/concentration hours. Not exempt from POL 200 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COS 130 Computer Programming Methodology |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | COS 1XX General Elective |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | Contact the Art Department. Does not apply toward total # of art major hours |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 111 English Composition |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | Core Humanities Requirement |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | NSC 110 Concepts in Physical Geography |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS 214 Age of Europe 1550-1871. Does not apply toward total # of history major or minor hours. |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FRE 201 Intermediate French I and FRE 202 Intermediate French II |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Core Language Distribution Requirement |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | Core Social Science Requirement |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Core Language Distribution Requirement |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Core Language Distribution Requirement |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | Core Language Distribution Requirement |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | Core Social Science Requirement |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 2 | MUS 164 Aural Comprehension I |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MUS 162 Elementary Concepts of Musical Structure |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS 161 Intro to Musical Structure |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 131 General College Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 132 General College Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | Contact the Physics Department |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | Contact the Physics Department |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MAT 142 Precalculus |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 100 General Psychology |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 201-SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish I, II |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPA 201-SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish I, II, SPA 341 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STA 252 Elementary Statistics: Concepts and Methods or STA 253 Statistics for Decision Making |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Core Social Science Requirement |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 111-HIS 112 US History I, II as Core Humanities Requirement. Does not apply toward total # of history major or minor hours. Not exempt from HIS 198 and/or HIS 199. |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | Core Humanities Requirement |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
69%
Come back for a second year
88%
Typical earnings
$53,280
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Covenant College$52,458
- All colleges$64,695
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 5 majors here have earnings data.
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