- The Inkwell
- South Carolina
- Allen University
Columbia, SCCity: midsizeZIP 29204Founded 1870
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.allenuniversity.edu
South CarolinaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Allen University
Allen University is a private nonprofit university in Columbia, South Carolina, with 576 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 25% within six years and costs $12,389 a year after aid.
25%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention45%
4-year graduation0%
Pell Grant share83%
Federal loans86%
$12,389net price / year
72%admission rate
—average SAT
25%graduate in 6 years
$32,754median earnings, 10 yrs
$29,000median debt
#1,658 of 1,704 for earnings#318 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,616 of 1,738 for graduation rate#643 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,866tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,304
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $14,304
- Average net price
- $12,389national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,248
$30,001–48,000$10,898
$48,001–75,000$11,887
$75,001–110,000$15,690
$110,001+$18,854
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college45%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college25%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college83%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 25%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 45%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 20%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,324
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,754middle 50%: $20,288–$47,046
- Median debt at graduation
- $29,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$47,046
Median, Allen University$32,754
Lower quarter$20,288
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 576
- Part-time
- 2.8%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 83%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,502 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,373
- Endowment, end of year
- $580,231
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.7%
Hispanic4.2%
Black92%
Two or more races0.2%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown0.9%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management28%
Parks, recreation & fitness22%
Social sciences18%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.4%
Education3.2%
English language & literature3.2%
Visual & performing arts3.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Heights University Atlanta, GA | $12,432 | 21% | $39,665 |
| Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA | $12,255 | 20% | $43,275 |
| Lane College Jackson, TN | $12,660 | 18% | $35,657 |
| Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL | $13,059 | 34% | $42,476 |
| Young Harris College Young Harris, GA | $12,549 | 38% | $50,776 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217624. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49041.