- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Averett University
Danville, VATown: distantZIP 24541Founded 1859
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1859
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.averett.edu
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Averett University
Averett University is a private nonprofit university in Danville, Virginia, with 1,231 undergraduates. It admits 57% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $27,629 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate57%
Retention65%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans60%
$27,629net price / year
57%admission rate
1135average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$56,693median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#957 of 1,704 for earnings#1,371 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,206 of 1,738 for graduation rate#315 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
- $54,840tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,670
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,670
- Average net price
- $27,629national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,657
$30,001–48,000$23,861
$48,001–75,000$23,940
$75,001–110,000$26,921
$110,001+$31,009
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 57%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 448–583
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 478–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college57%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,840
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,693middle 50%: $40,180–$82,474
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,474
Median, Averett University$56,693
Lower quarter$40,180
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
- 1,231
- Part-time
- 7.3%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 24.7
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,196 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,698
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,687,825
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic4.0%
Black26%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident7.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown6.0%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions29%
Business & management18%
Psychology10%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.5%
Transportation & materials moving6.4%
Communication & journalism4.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 231420. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4828300.