- The Inkwell
- South Carolina
- Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SCSuburb: midsizeZIP 29630Founded 1906
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1906
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1973
- Website
- www.swu.edu
South CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Southern Wesleyan University
Southern Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Central, South Carolina, with 747 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $16,041 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention69%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans56%
$16,041net price / year
100%admission rate
1140average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$48,710median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,194median debt
#1,314 of 1,704 for earnings#566 of 1,739 for lowest net price#988 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,488 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
- $42,296tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,550
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,550
- Average net price
- $16,041national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,818
$30,001–48,000$16,336
$48,001–75,000$12,598
$75,001–110,000$14,724
$110,001+$17,308
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,423
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,710middle 50%: $32,922–$71,563
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,194
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,563
Median, Southern Wesleyan University$48,710
Lower quarter$32,922
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
- 747
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 26.3
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,744 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,423
- Endowment, end of year
- $9,931,892
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White69%
Hispanic8.6%
Black15%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Education11%
Parks, recreation & fitness10%
Psychology8.6%
Family & consumer sciences8.1%
Philosophy & religious studies6.5%
Public administration & social service4.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine College Due West, SC | $19,826 | 34% | $53,830 |
| Columbia International University Columbia, SC | $18,951 | 50% | $44,657 |
| Coker University Hartsville, SC | $24,908 | 36% | $45,746 |
| Presbyterian College Clinton, SC | $20,154 | 52% | $61,828 |
| Allen University Columbia, SC | $12,389 | 25% | $32,754 |
| Voorhees University Denmark, SC | $14,187 | 25% | $36,292 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK | $15,979 | 52% | $50,249 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | $16,327 | 51% | $58,173 |
| Northern State University Aberdeen, SD | $15,279 | 52% | $51,006 |
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | $15,275 | 55% | $56,849 |
| Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS | $14,791 | 49% | $40,721 |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV | $14,599 | 55% | $49,370 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217776. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5220742.