Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC · Private four-year · Town: Distant
903undergraduates
68%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$20,058average net price per year
58%graduate in 6 years
74%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,359
- Admitted
- 2,430
- Admit rate
- 68%
- Admit rate, women
- 75%
- Admit rate, men
- 69%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 11%
- First-year students
- 265
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 18%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 550-650
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 530-630
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 12%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22-27
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
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 (2)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (47 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Education (3)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (3)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Pharmacy Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $43,300
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,713
- Books and supplies
- $1,500
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,996
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $60,509
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $60,509
- Total cost living at home
- $48,272
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,786 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,964 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $20,293 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $21,742 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,955 |
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
- $37,241
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $31,316
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 28%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 56%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,248
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 49%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 56%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 58%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 61%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 62%
- Transferred to another college
- 30%
- Came back for year two
- 74%
| Pell grant students | 53% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 54% |
| Neither | 63% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 136 | 67% |
| Men | 137 | 48% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Asian | 3 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 32 | 41% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 200 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 46% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| International | 14 | 36% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 268 | 62% | 34% |
| Started here, part-time | 4 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 31 | 58% | 39% |
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
- 1,136
- Undergraduates
- 903
- Full-time undergraduates
- 866
- Part-time undergraduates
- 37
- Graduate students
- 233
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 12%
| Women | 49% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 18% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 61% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 5% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 503 South Broad Street, Clinton, SC, 29325
- County
- Laurens County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, 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.