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Facts & Figures
The City
- Coe is one of just a few private liberal arts colleges in the nation located in a major metropolitan area. The Cedar Rapids metro is home to 267,000 people.
- The Cedar Rapids area provides an abundance of internship, cultural and recreational opportunities for students.
- Livability ranks Cedar Rapids as the #50 Best Place to Live in the country, and the top-ranked city in Iowa.
- Cedar Rapids is the #6 Best Place for Career Opportunities, according to SmartAsset.
- WalletHub ranks Cedar Rapids as one of the Happiest Cities in America.
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Enjoy Cedar Rapids
The second largest city in Iowa offers abundant internship, cultural and recreational opportunities.
Get Involved
- Every Coe student participates in an internship, student research, community based project or a study abroad program during their time at Coe.
- Coe offers over 40 off-campus study opportunities.
- Coe has over 80 clubs and organizations available for student involvement.
- More than 90% of Coe students participate in extracurricular activities.
- Coe College is a member of one of the most active and competitive conferences in NCAA Division III, American Rivers Conference, providing excellent opportunities for participation of student-athletes. Coe is committed to providing student-athletes with outstanding educational and athletic experiences where sportsmanship and integrity are emphasized as much as winning.
- Men's Varsity Teams: Baseball, Basketball, Cross-country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field, Wrestling
- Women's Varsity Teams: Basketball, Cross-country, Golf, Tennis, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field, Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Triathlon, Wrestling
- Coed Varsity Teams: Archery, Bowling, Cheer & Dance, Clay Target, Esports
Accolades
- One of the Best 390 Colleges by The Princeton Review
- #11 Best Career Services by The Princeton Review
- #14 Best Student Support & Counseling Services by The Princeton Review
- #18 Most Accessible Professors by The Princeton Review
- Top 25 Best Private School for Internships for 6 of the last 8 years by The Princeton Review
- A Best National Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report
- A Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges by Washington Monthly
- A Best National Liberal Arts College by Niche.com
Facts & Figures
Over 1400
students representing most of the United States and 20 foreign countries
16
Average Class Size
11 :1
Student to Faculty Ratio
3.6
Average High School GPA
26
Average ACT
1215
Average SAT
86
Full-Time Faculty
0
classes taught by teaching assistants
95 %
of Faculty Hold the Highest Degree in their Field
In the past decade, nearly 100 %
of Reporting Graduates Are Employed or in Graduate School Within Nine Months of Graduation
Over 50 %
of Coe Students Come From Out of State
100 +
Clubs, Organizations and Athletic Teams