BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Presbyterian College

Clinton, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·presby.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
-0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,095
peer median 1,477
Avg net price
$20,899
-$210 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
3,297
3,297 candidates competed
Admitted
2,254
68.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
262
11.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
51%-0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%
Non-Pell
47%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-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 25 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
25
Passing
5
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

25programs
  • Passing5 · 20.0%
  • No Data20 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
20

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.

5
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+37.8%
$45,470 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+46.1%
$48,208 vs $32,989
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+73.3%
$57,154 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+103.9%
$67,278 vs $32,989
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+151.3%
$129,544 vs $51,545

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
164%
$212,810 debt · $129,544 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
56%
$25,500 debt · $45,470 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
54%
$26,000 debt · $48,208 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,154 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
33%
$22,200 debt · $67,278 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 1949Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 10

  1. Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  2. Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  3. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Apr 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree

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$17,786
$30–48k$15,964
$48–75k$20,293
$75–110k$21,742
$110k+$26,955

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,899
-$210vs Baccalaureate median $21,109
Federal loans
48.4%
In-state tuition
$43,300
Out-of-state
$43,300

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 392 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $15.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
392
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,368,118 total
Direct Loans
$15.0M
1,259 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$1.4M
366 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
432 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.8M
198 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
96 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.0M
167 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 280 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
280
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
3.3%
2018
3.9%
2019
1.4%
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 Presbyterian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

302 total completions
01Health Professions
8227.2%
02Business
5317.5%
03Biological Sciences
5016.6%
04Psychology
3511.6%
05Social Sciences
278.9%
06History
165.3%
07English Language
134.3%
08Physical Sciences
103.3%
09Education
93.0%
10Computer Sciences
72.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,095
12-mo unduplicated
1,263
Undergraduate
1,000
Graduate
263

Gender split

Men
44%559
Women
56%704

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.5%
Black
17.9%
Hispanic
8.5%
Two or more
5.8%
Non-resident
5.0%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
402
230 M · 172 W
Women athletes
42.8%
Athletic aid
$4.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$14.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$2.8M
Recruiting expense
$162K
$76K
Head-coach salaries
$70K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
103 M ·
$1.6M
Soccer
26 M · 25 W
$1.0M
Baseball
40 M ·
$945K
Wrestling
21 M · 18 W
$733K
Basketball
13 M · 14 W
$2.4M
Gymnastics
· 22 W
$447K

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
8.34
10 offenses · 1,199 students

3-year trend

6.112 yrs ago11.371 yr ago8.34Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3
Aggravated assault
3
Rape
2
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

10total
  • On campus10

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race2
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs028
Liquor617

Residence-hall fires

  • Spradley Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 3 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.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
87

Presbyterian College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Presbyterian College 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
SubjectPresbyterian College
51%1,095$20,899Baccalaureate
Wofford College
84%51.9%1,817$28,984Baccalaureate
Allen University
13%72.5%610$11,081Baccalaureate
Claflin University
52%64.9%1,852$21,232Baccalaureate
Furman University
79%42.9%2,554$29,997Baccalaureate
Maryville College
50%60.9%1,136$20,986Baccalaureate
Peer group median52%60.9%1,477$21,109

Frequently asked questions about Presbyterian College

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

What is the graduation rate at Presbyterian College?

Presbyterian College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Presbyterian College?

Presbyterian College reports a total enrollment of 1,095 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Presbyterian College?

The average net price at Presbyterian College is $20,899 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Presbyterian College?

Presbyterian College's yield rate is 11.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Presbyterian College located?

Presbyterian College is located in Clinton, South Carolina 29325.

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