- The Inkwell
- South Carolina
- Claflin University
Orangeburg, SCTown: distantZIP 29115Founded 1869
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1869
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.claflin.edu
South CarolinaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Claflin University
Claflin University is a private nonprofit university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, with 1,706 undergraduates. It admits 65% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $19,710 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate65%
Retention76%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share75%
Federal loans74%
$19,710net price / year
65%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$44,351median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,466 of 1,704 for earnings#842 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,148 of 1,738 for graduation rate#455 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
- $33,874tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $19,075
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,075
- Average net price
- $19,710national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,811
$30,001–48,000$20,198
$48,001–75,000$21,479
$75,001–110,000$24,374
$110,001+$26,479
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 65%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college65%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college75%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,453
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,351middle 50%: $28,368–$60,218
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$60,218
Median, Claflin University$44,351
Lower quarter$28,368
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
- 1,706
- Part-time
- 6.5%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 75%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,329 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,302
- Endowment, end of year
- $72,574,717
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White2.4%
Hispanic0.8%
Black89%
Asian0.1%
Two or more races0.1%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown5.0%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management15%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
Health professions13%
Psychology12%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.0%
Education6.9%
Communication & journalism4.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217873. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5125034.