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Limestone University

Gaffney, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·limestone.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
-4.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,807
peer median 1,462
Avg net price
$20,415
+$52 vs Baccalaureate
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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
3,027
3,027 candidates competed
Admitted
2,944
97.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
337
11.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
35%-4.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
34%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
22%
Non-Pell
39%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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 51 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
51
Passing
11
21.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

51programs
  • Passing11 · 21.6%
  • No Data40 · 78.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
40

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.

11
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+29.6%
$42,759 vs $32,989
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+29.8%
$42,807 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.5%
$69,829 vs $51,545
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+36.8%
$45,133 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.4%
$46,661 vs $32,989
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.6%
$50,657 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+58.6%
$52,309 vs $32,989
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+61.7%
$53,352 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
69%
$31,125 debt · $45,133 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
68%
$29,250 debt · $42,759 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
68%
$36,386 debt · $53,352 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
67%
$34,000 debt · $50,657 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
63%
$26,970 debt · $42,807 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
56%
$26,000 debt · $46,661 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
54%
$31,250 debt · $57,753 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
46%
$23,944 debt · $52,309 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 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Dec 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

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$17,648
$30–48k$18,035
$48–75k$21,930
$75–110k$20,986
$110k+$24,483

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,415
vs Baccalaureate median $20,363
Federal loans
69.9%
In-state tuition
$27,500
Out-of-state
$27,500

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 869 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $11.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
869
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,572,219 total
Direct Loans
$11.0M
2,160 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$2.7M
818 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.5M
958 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.4M
216 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.1M
142 loan awards
Grad PLUS$310K
26 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 1,082 borrowers who entered repayment, 52 (4.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,082
Defaulted
52
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
11.0%
2016
12.9%
2017
13.9%
2018
10.5%
2019
4.8%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Limestone

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs47
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

530 total completions
01Business
20839.2%
02Public Admin
11321.3%
03Health Professions
5710.8%
04Computer Sciences
499.2%
05Liberal Arts
397.4%
06Psychology
183.4%
07Security/Protective
173.2%
08Education
122.3%
09Parks/Recreation
101.9%
10Biological Sciences
71.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,807
12-mo unduplicated
2,150
Undergraduate
1,814
Graduate
336

Gender split

Men
47%1,006
Women
53%1,144

Race / ethnicity composition

White
38.8%
Unknown
25.4%
Black
19.2%
Hispanic
13.2%
Two or more
1.4%
Asian
0.9%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
735
521 M · 214 W
Women athletes
29.1%
Athletic aid
$5.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$10.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$2.3M
Recruiting expense
$59K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$89K
$51K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
193 M ·
$2.2M
Lacrosse
89 M · 37 W
$1.0M
Soccer
64 M · 35 W
$916K
Baseball
78 M ·
$519K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
37 M · 30 W
$905K
Basketball
22 M · 18 W
$950K

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
2.24
4 offenses · 1,786 students

3-year trend

4.632 yrs ago3.801 yr ago2.24Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
20
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3
Burglary
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 1 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
Drugs020
Liquor047

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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
79

Limestone vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Limestone 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
SubjectLimestone University
35%1,807$20,415Baccalaureate
Benedict College
24%95.7%1,691$17,781Baccalaureate
Newberry College
45%89.8%1,536$20,351Baccalaureate
Voorhees University
43%65.4%578$15,411Baccalaureate
Morris College
17%383$20,375Baccalaureate
Belmont Abbey College
47%74.7%1,388$23,613Baccalaureate
Peer group median39%82.2%1,462$20,363

Frequently asked questions about Limestone University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Limestone.

What is the graduation rate at Limestone University?

Limestone University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Limestone University?

Limestone University reports a total enrollment of 1,807 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Limestone University?

The average net price at Limestone University is $20,415 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Limestone University?

Limestone University's yield rate is 11.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Limestone University located?

Limestone University is located in Gaffney, South Carolina 29340-3799.

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