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Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC · Private (nonprofit) · 1,706 students · mostly bachelor degrees
47th-cheapest of 82 South Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,800
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$33,530
Graduation rate
52%
Admission rate
65%
Median graduate earnings
$40,304
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$29,000
Pell grant recipients
73%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
38 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$83,436Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$58,021Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree2 grads/yr$51,172Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$46,265Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$45,502Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$41,353Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$40,910Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$39,353Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$38,625Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$38,161Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$37,025Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$35,502Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$34,128
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.