Allen University
Columbia, South Carolina · Also known as Allen University · Website
$30,497
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$30,497
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Allen University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Columbia, South Carolina with 576 undergraduates and 34 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,972 a year (tuition and fees $14,304). It admits 73% of applicants and 13% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $30,497 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $34,290 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,972
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,304
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
13%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$34,290
About $364 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$30,497
Rank 4,028 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,972
- Tuition and fees
- $14,304
- Cost of attendance
- $23,998
- Students with a need-based grant
- 77%
- Students with federal loans
- 80%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,553
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,375
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,610
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,976
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,298
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,140 in 2015-16 to $14,304 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Undergraduates
- 576
- Graduate students
- 34
- Part-time students
- 2.8%
- Women
- 44%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 13%
- Retention rate
- 45%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 20
- Endowment
- $580K
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,028 of 5,094 US colleges and 61 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,972 | $16,583 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,304 | $12,978 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 13% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 45% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $34,290 | $15,392 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $23,889 | $33,444 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $30,497 | $38,826 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 14% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 34% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $37,000 | $23,572 | $45,474 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $30,650 | Withheld | $29,249 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $33,597 | $23,095 | $38,198 | $53,366 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | $35,250 | $23,371 | $35,787 | $53,072 |
| MathematicsPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,443 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Allen University cost?
$10,972 a year is the average net price at Allen University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,304, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,998. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,553 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Allen University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Allen University. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Allen University graduates earn?
$30,497 a year is the median pay of former Allen University students who work, 10 years after they started ($23,889 after 6 years). That ranks 4,028 of 5,094 US colleges and 61 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $23,572.
How much student debt do Allen University graduates have?
$34,290 is the median federal student loan debt of Allen University graduates, about $364 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 80% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Allen University?
13% of first-time, full-time students at Allen University finish within 6 years. 45% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Allen University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (16 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (15 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.