- The Inkwell
- South Carolina
- Coker University
Hartsville, SCTown: distantZIP 29550Founded 1908
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1908
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- coker.edu
South CarolinaPrivate nonprofit
Coker University
Coker University is a private nonprofit university in Hartsville, South Carolina, with 840 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 36% within six years and costs $24,908 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention69%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans46%
$24,908net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$45,746median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,111median debt
#1,437 of 1,704 for earnings#1,219 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,427 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,329 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
- $50,888tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,249
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,249
- Average net price
- $24,908national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,528
$30,001–48,000$23,483
$48,001–75,000$24,060
$75,001–110,000$24,487
$110,001+$28,532
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 41%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,316
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,746middle 50%: $30,254–$65,239
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,111
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$65,239
Median, Coker University$45,746
Lower quarter$30,254
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
- 840
- Part-time
- 3.7%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 24.0
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 42%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,977 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,216
- Endowment, end of year
- $34,976,913
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic0.5%
Black20%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races8.7%
U.S. nonresident7.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown15%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions28%
Business & management18%
Parks, recreation & fitness14%
Psychology10%
Social sciences8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.2%
Visual & performing arts6.2%
Education2.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217907. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1107305.