Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate nonprofit

Erskine College

Due West, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·erskine.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
+4.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
912
peer median 2,104
Avg net price
$16,525
-$2.9k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
1,892
1,892 candidates competed
Admitted
1,187
62.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
264
22.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%+4.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

4.9pp gap
Pell recipients
42%23 of 55
Non-Pell (all)
47%52 of 111
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 2
No Federal Aid
48%52 of 109

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 37 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
37
Passing
1
2.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

37programs
  • Passing1 · 2.7%
  • No Data36 · 97.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
36

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.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+66.5%
$54,921 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
49%
$27,000 debt · $54,921 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1925Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 15

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jan 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,555
$30–48k$12,666
$48–75k$18,652
$75–110k$16,405
$110k+$18,942

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,525
-$2,861vs Doctoral/Professional median $19,387
Federal loans
75.4%
In-state tuition
$36,710
Out-of-state
$36,710

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 377 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $4.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
377
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,366,032 total
Direct Loans
$4.8M
1,058 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
419 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
517 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$30K
4 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.4M
117 loan awards
Grad PLUS$24K
1 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 188 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
188
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.7%
2017
8.8%
2018
6.0%
2019
1.0%
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 Erskine College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

183 total completions
01Business
6636.1%
02Theology
2614.2%
03Parks/Recreation
1910.4%
04Biological Sciences
179.3%
05Education
158.2%
06Health Professions
137.1%
07Psychology
126.6%
08Mathematics
52.7%
09History
52.7%
10Physical Sciences
52.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
912
12-mo unduplicated
1,070
Undergraduate
922
Graduate
148

Gender split

Men
70%754
Women
30%316

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.7%
Black
23.0%
Unknown
21.1%
Hispanic
5.7%
Asian
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
690
498 M · 192 W
Women athletes
27.8%
Athletic aid
$2.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.6M
$1.4M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$39K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
173 M · —
$922K
Baseball
120 M · —
$883K
Basketball
61 M · 23 W
$584K
Soccer
33 M · 29 W
$631K
Volleyball
27 M · 23 W
$399K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
31 M · 18 W
$171K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 984 students

3-year trend

2.422 yrs ago2.091 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Drugs021
    Liquor039

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    40

    Erskine College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Erskine College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectErskine College
    		45%—912$16,525Doctoral/Professional
    Albizu University-Miami
    		40%75.7%818$19,849Doctoral/Professional
    Mary Baldwin University
    		39%87.1%1,772$12,756Doctoral/Professional
    University of Pikeville
    		42%100.0%2,547$20,311Doctoral/Professional
    Brenau University
    		35%87.8%2,436$18,924Doctoral/Professional
    Union University
    		66%60.4%2,713$27,171Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median41%87.1%2,104$19,387

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Erskine College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Erskine College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Institutional Effectiveness
    Reports to Office of the Provost
    Phone
    864-379-2131
    Address
    2 Washington St. Due West, SC 29639

    Institutional Effectiveness raises the unit of analysis through assessment of student learning, support services, and administrative services at the unit level to the institution level via linked levels of institutional planning; linked levels of reporting on results; and linked processes of planning, assessment, and resource allocation.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Buck Brown
      Director of Institutional Research

    Frequently asked questions about Erskine College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Erskine College.

    What is the graduation rate at Erskine College?

    Erskine College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Erskine College?

    Erskine College reports a total enrollment of 912 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Erskine College?

    The average net price at Erskine College is $16,525 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Erskine College?

    Erskine College's yield rate is 22.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Erskine College located?

    Erskine College is located in Due West, South Carolina 29639.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Erskine College?

    Erskine College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to Office of the Provost.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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