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North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ngu.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,304
peer median 1,756
Avg net price
$20,612
+$772 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small 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
2,631
2,631 candidates competed
Admitted
1,754
66.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
566
32.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
55%-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
47%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%
Non-Pell
55%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-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 60 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
12
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing12 · 20.0%
  • No Data48 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
9
No data
48

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.

12
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.8%
$39,535 vs $32,989
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+22.3%
$40,334 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+23.7%
$40,804 vs $32,989
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+28.2%
$54,339 vs $42,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+39.2%
$45,918 vs $32,989
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+41.0%
$46,502 vs $32,989
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+41.7%
$46,748 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+44.2%
$74,350 vs $51,545

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
59%
$24,000 debt · $40,804 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
54%
$25,000 debt · $46,748 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
51%
$20,000 debt · $39,535 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
50%
$24,625 debt · $48,859 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
47%
$21,640 debt · $45,918 earn
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
46%
$21,300 debt · $46,502 earn
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
44%
$17,693 debt · $40,334 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$22,150 debt · $52,707 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 1957Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 9

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2021Renewal 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$18,890
$30–48k$18,746
$48–75k$18,576
$75–110k$21,681
$110k+$23,740

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,612
+$772vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $19,840
Federal loans
51.9%
In-state tuition
$24,650
Out-of-state
$24,650

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 879 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $14.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
879
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.8M
$4,820,388 total
Direct Loans
$14.3M
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$3.4M
837 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.6M
929 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.2M
186 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.9M
135 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.2M
73 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 648 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
648
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.0%
2017
9.1%
2018
5.0%
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 North Greenville

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs62
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

416 total completions
01Business
11527.6%
02Education
11327.2%
03Health Professions
4611.1%
04Theology
378.9%
05Liberal Arts
276.5%
06Parks/Recreation
194.6%
07Communication
184.3%
08Psychology
174.1%
09Biological Sciences
153.6%
10Visual/Performing Arts
92.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,304
12-mo unduplicated
2,557
Undergraduate
2,176
Graduate
381

Gender split

Men
45%1,154
Women
55%1,403

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.9%
Unknown
12.6%
Black
9.3%
Hispanic
5.3%
Two or more
3.0%
Non-resident
1.8%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
535
345 M · 190 W
Women athletes
35.5%
Athletic aid
$9.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$12.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.9M
$4.2M
Recruiting expense
$38K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$34K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
110 M ·
$1.4M
Soccer
42 M · 35 W
$1.5M
Lacrosse
42 M · 22 W
$1.5M
Track and Field (Indoor)
31 M · 28 W
$715K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
31 M · 28 W
$712K
Volleyball
19 M · 25 W
$1.2M

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
1.41
3 offenses · 2,125 students

3-year trend

0.882 yrs ago0.441 yr ago1.41Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
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

Motor vehicle theft
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs09
Liquor02

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
129

North Greenville vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions North Greenville 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
SubjectNorth Greenville University
55%2,304$20,612Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Columbia College
37%93.9%1,725$23,650Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Converse University
62%67.7%1,787$19,712Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bob Jones University
63%86.2%2,734$17,529Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Southern Wesleyan University
57%99.5%980$19,968Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Coker University
40%94.0%1,325$18,045Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median56%93.9%1,756$19,840

Frequently asked questions about North Greenville University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about North Greenville.

What is the graduation rate at North Greenville University?

North Greenville University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend North Greenville University?

North Greenville University reports a total enrollment of 2,304 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at North Greenville University?

The average net price at North Greenville University is $20,612 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at North Greenville University?

North Greenville University's yield rate is 32.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is North Greenville University located?

North Greenville University is located in Tigerville, South Carolina 29688-1892.

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