- The Inkwell
- South Carolina
- Bob Jones University
Greenville, SCCity: smallZIP 29614Founded 1927
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1927
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1987
- Website
- www.bju.edu
South CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University is a private nonprofit university in Greenville, South Carolina, with 2,005 undergraduates. It graduates 71% within six years and costs $14,632 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Retention82%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans20%
$14,632net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$49,158median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,750median debt
#1,295 of 1,704 for earnings#474 of 1,739 for lowest net price#343 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $37,454tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $25,150
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,150
- Average net price
- $14,632national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,197
$30,001–48,000$11,106
$48,001–75,000$12,873
$75,001–110,000$15,985
$110,001+$22,500
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,993
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,158middle 50%: $29,316–$73,259
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,259
Median, Bob Jones University$49,158
Lower quarter$29,316
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
- 2,005
- Part-time
- 4.9%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 94%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,581 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,550
- Endowment, end of year
- $20,503,548
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White75%
Hispanic8.8%
Black1.7%
Asian4.1%
Two or more races1.3%
U.S. nonresident8.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Health professions12%
Visual & performing arts11%
Education10%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.4%
Theology & religious vocations5.1%
Liberal arts & humanities4.7%
Family & consumer sciences4.5%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University Tigerville, SC | $22,235 | 54% | $47,090 |
| Wofford College Spartanburg, SC | $23,144 | 80% | $76,744 |
| Claflin University Orangeburg, SC | $19,710 | 47% | $44,351 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC | $31,764 | 74% | $70,201 |
| Benedict College Columbia, SC | $17,734 | 43% | $36,562 |
| Newberry College Newberry, SC | $22,104 | 42% | $51,404 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys University Stockton, CA | $13,473 | 67% | $45,846 |
| SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY | $18,952 | 70% | $70,405 |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV | $14,599 | 55% | $49,370 |
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | $15,275 | 55% | $56,849 |
| Montana Technological University Butte, MT | $17,205 | 61% | $59,491 |
| Northern State University Aberdeen, SD | $15,279 | 52% | $51,006 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217749. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2740389.