- The Inkwell
- South Carolina
- North Greenville University
Tigerville, SCRural: fringeZIP 29688Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.ngu.edu
South CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
North Greenville University
North Greenville University is a private nonprofit university in Tigerville, South Carolina, with 1,819 undergraduates. It admits 67% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $22,235 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate67%
Retention72%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans51%
$22,235net price / year
67%admission rate
1156average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$47,090median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,387 of 1,704 for earnings#1,038 of 1,739 for lowest net price#914 of 1,738 for graduation rate#492 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
- $43,689tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,820
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,820
- Average net price
- $22,235national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,102
$30,001–48,000$21,000
$48,001–75,000$17,310
$75,001–110,000$21,122
$110,001+$27,315
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 67%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1156
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college67%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,932
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,090middle 50%: $31,361–$66,362
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,362
Median, North Greenville University$47,090
Lower quarter$31,361
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
- 1,819
- Part-time
- 4.2%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 67%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,276 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,393
- Endowment, end of year
- $34,404,825
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic5.5%
Black9.0%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown9.4%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education25%
Business & management19%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Health professions7.0%
Theology & religious vocations6.1%
Psychology6.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.9%
Communication & journalism4.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 218441. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7055505.