“A Christ-centered liberal arts college perched atop Lookout Mountain with sweeping views of Chattanooga.”
Covenant College is a private, Christ-centered liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Perched at roughly 2,400 feet atop Lookout Mountain in Dade County, Georgia, the campus is anchored by the castle-like Carter Hall, a former hotel that gives the school its distinctive silhouette overlooking the Tennessee River valley and the skyline of Chattanooga fifteen minutes below. With just over 1,000 undergraduates, Covenant offers a tightly knit residential community where faculty know students by name and where integration of Christian faith and academic inquiry is the explicit mission of every department. Academically, Covenant is known for its rigorous core curriculum rooted in the historic Reformed tradition, strong programs in Education, Biblical & Theological Studies, Business, Psychology, English, and the Arts, and a reputation for graduating thoughtful, articulate students who pursue graduate school, ministry, teaching, and the professions at high rates. The college emphasizes what it calls "Christ preeminent in all things" — a vision that shapes classroom discussion, chapel three times a week, and the dorm-hall life that is central to campus culture. New health sciences, Christian ministry, and worship leadership majors launched in Fall 2025. Life on the mountain is shaped by the outdoors and by community. Students hike Cloudland Canyon and Lula Lake, climb at Stone Fort, and take full advantage of Chattanooga's restaurants, outdoor economy, and music scene. Long-running traditions like Jazz on the Overlook, Kilter (a Sadie-Hawkins-style costume night), the Catacombs folk festival, and the Earth Day Art Show give the calendar its rhythm, while hall Bible studies, Prayer & Praise, and intramural Scots athletics knit the small student body together into a genuinely close community.
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Test Flexible — Multiple standardized test types are accepted.
Official SourceEarly Action
Non-binding; decision by December 15.
Regular Decision
Priority deadline February 1; rolling admissions after March 1.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$42,390 – $43,668
/yr
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How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Core to Covenant's Reformed identity, this department anchors the college's general-education Bible requirement and offers concentrations in Missions and the new Christian Ministry major, plus minors in Biblical Languages, History of Christianity, and Youth Ministry.
Covenant's flagship teacher-prep program leads to initial certification in elementary, middle grades, and secondary education across multiple content areas; the department also runs a graduate Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT).
One of the largest majors on campus, with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Sport Management, emphasising ethics, leadership, and vocation.
Offers concentrations in Biomedical, Environmental, General, and Health Professions tracks, plus the new Health Sciences major (Fall 2025) and a Neuroscience minor; strong pre-med placement for a small college.
A surprisingly robust studio and art-history program for a school Covenant's size, offering concentrations in 2-D, 3-D, Art History, Graphic Design, and Photography.
Home to classical performance, music education, and the new Worship Leadership major (Fall 2025), with active ensembles and an annual catacombs folk festival.
4 years
Covenant's teacher-preparation program is among the best-known in the Southeast's Christian college network, leading to state licensure and feeding directly into the college's own graduate MAT.
4 years
Taught in the Reformed tradition, with serious engagement of biblical languages and Christian history; a natural pipeline to Covenant Theological Seminary and other top PCA/Reformed graduate programs.
4 years
Launched Fall 2025 in the Biology department, this major prepares students for nursing, PA school, physical therapy, and other allied-health graduate paths.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $42,040
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
