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Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$20,528
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$44,910
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
51.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$60,194
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$60,242
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$44,910
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$44,910
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$13,579
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$15,746
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$2,000
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00018,277
$30,001–48,00015,985
$48,001–75,00019,366
$75,001–110,00019,901
$110,001+27,032

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
51.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
61.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
79.5%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$44,387
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$60,194
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$26,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$275.64
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
72.9%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $60,194 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
68.4%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,118
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
21–26
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
852
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
19.8%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
33.3%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
50.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$60,702
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White60%
Hispanic10%
Black17%
Asian1%
Two or more races7%
Nonresident / international5%

Other Four-year institutions in SC

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Allen UniversityNot reported13.3%$30,497
American College of the Building ArtsNot reported62.1%Not reported
Anderson UniversityNot reported65.7%$42,101
Benedict CollegeNot reported24.3%$31,902
Bob Jones UniversityNot reported64.8%$44,354
Charleston School of LawNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Charleston Southern UniversityNot reported47.2%$45,898
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$20,72375.0%$72,085
Claflin UniversityNot reported51.6%$40,304
Clemson University$22,25386.6%$71,513
Clinton CollegeNot reported14.1%$30,180
Coastal Carolina University$13,96648.5%$47,258

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$129,544$136,696Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$67,278$68,257$25,000
Political Science and Government.$57,154$63,293$27,000
Psychology, General.$48,208$50,706$26,717
History.$45,470$50,680$25,500
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214$24,799
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Applied Mathematics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
International/Globalization Studies.Not reported$59,972Not reported
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy.Not reported$54,455Not reported
Religion/Religious Studies.Not reported$41,390Not reported
Computer Science.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Religious Music and Worship.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10