Brevard College
Brevard, NC · Private four-year · Town: Distant
764undergraduates
42%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$26,938average net price per year
39%graduate in 6 years
66%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,582
- Admitted
- 1,020
- Admit rate
- 42%
- Admit rate, women
- 36%
- Admit rate, men
- 43%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 23%
- First-year students
- 239
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 24%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 440-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 430-600
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 28%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 16-26
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
19 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Outdoor Education Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Education (2)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (2)
- Health and Wellness, General Master's
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $31,250
- Housing and food on campus
- $13,400
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,000
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $47,650
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $47,650
- Total cost living at home
- $34,250
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,493 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $18,803 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $21,716 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,695 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,961 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $18,517
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $15,272
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 38%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 67%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,524
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 26%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 37%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 39%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 33%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 39%
- Transferred to another college
- 37%
- Came back for year two
- 66%
| Pell grant students | 38% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 50% |
| Neither | 32% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 96 | 51% |
| Men | 150 | 31% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 67% (small group) |
| Asian | 3 | 67% (small group) |
| Black | 35 | 29% |
| Hispanic | 19 | 32% (small group) |
| White | 149 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 53% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 8 | 25% (small group) |
| International | 7 | 29% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 256 | 33% | 55% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 45 | 53% | 33% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 8 | 13% (small group) | 50% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 787
- Undergraduates
- 764
- Full-time undergraduates
- 748
- Part-time undergraduates
- 16
- Graduate students
- 23
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 4%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 9%
| Women | 39% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 13% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 64% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 6% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- One Brevard College Drive, Brevard, NC, 28712
- County
- Transylvania County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- United Methodist
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.