Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina · Website
$44,354
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,354
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bob Jones University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Greenville, South Carolina with 2,005 undergraduates and 422 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,641 a year (tuition and fees $24,470). 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,354 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,585 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,641
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$24,470
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,585
About $176 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,354
Rank 2,094 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
- $16,641
- Tuition and fees
- $24,470
- Cost of attendance
- $36,580
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,287
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,936
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,414
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,997
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,972
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 $14,900 in 2015-16 to $24,470 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,005
- Graduate students
- 422
- Part-time students
- 4.9%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 128
- Endowment
- $20.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
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 2,094 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,641 | $16,583 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,470 | $12,978 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,585 | $15,392 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,892 | $33,444 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,354 | $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. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
128 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 | 65 | $19,000 | $44,419 | $54,989 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $26,972 | $73,493 | $74,085 | $88,910 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $21,500 | $32,481 | $50,422 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $18,000 | $34,152 | $34,335 | $47,382 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $21,500 | $59,332 | $84,369 | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $17,000 | $36,109 | $43,329 | $51,389 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $31,332 | $50,523 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $28,325 | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,838 | $37,587 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $21,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $18,298 | $31,372 | $46,332 | $55,378 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $15,750 | $36,424 | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Housing and Human EnvironmentsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,550 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Bob Jones University cost?
$16,641 a year is the average net price at Bob Jones University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $24,470, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $36,580. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,287 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bob Jones University?
Bob Jones University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Bob Jones University graduates earn?
$44,354 a year is the median pay of former Bob Jones University students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,892 after 6 years). That ranks 2,094 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $73,493.
How much student debt do Bob Jones University graduates have?
$16,585 is the median federal student loan debt of Bob Jones University graduates, about $176 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 24% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bob Jones University?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Bob Jones University finish within 6 years. 82% 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 Bob Jones University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (65 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (54 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (43 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 128 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.