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Averett University

Danville, Virginia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·averett.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,476
peer median 1,391
Avg net price
$23,262
+$1.9k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,573
2,573 candidates competed
Admitted
1,456
56.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
263
18.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
48%-3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
47%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 84 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 74 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
84
Passing
10
11.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

84programs
  • Passing10 · 11.9%
  • No Data74 · 88.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
7
No data
74

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

10
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+6.8%
$68,132 vs $63,816
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+17.3%
$74,827 vs $63,816
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+22.2%
$56,695 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+40.0%
$50,346 vs $35,969
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+45.5%
$52,318 vs $35,969
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+51.9%
$54,637 vs $35,969
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+62.6%
$75,423 vs $46,391
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+78.5%
$64,192 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
60%
$41,000 debt · $68,132 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
55%
$41,000 debt · $74,827 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,346 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
54%
$27,968 debt · $52,318 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
53%
$39,971 debt · $75,423 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
48%
$26,000 debt · $54,637 earn
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
46%
$25,913 debt · $56,695 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$22,491 debt · $64,192 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1928Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Nov 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,743
$30–48k$22,129
$48–75k$19,655
$75–110k$24,859
$110k+$27,470

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,262
+$1,868vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $21,395
Federal loans
67.5%
In-state tuition
$38,550
Out-of-state
$38,550

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 613 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $12.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
613
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,395,224 total
Direct Loans
$12.2M
1,797 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
669 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
734 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.6M
107 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.7M
266 loan awards
Grad PLUS$176K
21 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 595 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
595
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.2%
2017
8.9%
2018
5.3%
2019
2.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Averett

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

325 total completions
01Health Professions
8827.1%
02Business
7824.0%
03Education
329.8%
04Security/Protective
278.3%
05Parks/Recreation
237.1%
06Transportation
237.1%
07Biological Sciences
216.5%
08Computer Sciences
134.0%
09Psychology
123.7%
10Social Sciences
82.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,476
12-mo unduplicated
1,762
Undergraduate
1,429
Graduate
333

Gender split

Men
41%728
Women
59%1,034

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.0%
Black
27.3%
Non-resident
9.0%
Hispanic
5.4%
Two or more
5.0%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
513
374 M · 139 W
Women athletes
27.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$57K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$36K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
150 M ·
$542K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
57 M · 38 W
$237K
Soccer
30 M · 26 W
$296K
Wrestling
52 M ·
$268K
Baseball
47 M ·
$179K
Lacrosse
24 M · 19 W
$232K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.20
3 offenses · 1,363 students

3-year trend

13.532 yrs ago8.981 yr ago2.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
27
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs07
Liquor024

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
43

Averett vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Averett selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAverett University
48%1,476$23,262Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Eastern Mennonite University
67%100.0%1,154$23,615Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Emory & Henry University
56%83.7%1,311$20,591Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Bluefield University
18%59.3%959$22,198Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Thomas University
7%38.3%1,471$19,313Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Christian Brothers University
55%86.7%1,772$10,896Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median52%83.7%1,391$21,395

Frequently asked questions about Averett University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Averett.

What is the graduation rate at Averett University?

Averett University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Averett University?

Averett University reports a total enrollment of 1,476 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Averett University?

The average net price at Averett University is $23,262 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Averett University?

Averett University's yield rate is 18.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Averett University located?

Averett University is located in Danville, Virginia 24541.

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