Presbyterian College
Clinton, South Carolina · Also known as PC · Website
$60,194
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$60,194
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Presbyterian College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Clinton, South Carolina with 852 undergraduates and 242 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,528 a year (tuition and fees $44,910). It admits 68% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,194 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,528
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$44,910
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,194
Rank 787 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
- $20,528
- Tuition and fees
- $44,910
- Cost of attendance
- $60,242
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,277
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,985
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,366
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,901
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,032
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 $36,130 in 2015-16 to $44,910 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
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,118
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 852
- Graduate students
- 242
- Part-time students
- 0.5%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 37
- Endowment
- $107.6M
- Other
- 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 787 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,528 | $16,583 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $44,910 | $12,978 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $15,392 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,387 | $33,444 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,194 | $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. 73% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $26,000 | $23,510 | $48,208 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $24,625 | $41,228 | $67,278 | $68,257 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $24,799 | $30,034 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,000 | $35,265 | $45,470 | $50,680 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $34,712 | $57,154 | $63,293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $77,981 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Presbyterian College cost?
$20,528 a year is the average net price at Presbyterian College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $44,910, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $60,242. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,277 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Presbyterian College?
68% of applicants are admitted to Presbyterian College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,118 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Presbyterian College graduates earn?
$60,194 a year is the median pay of former Presbyterian College students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,387 after 6 years). That ranks 787 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral) at $107,609.
How much student debt do Presbyterian College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Presbyterian College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Presbyterian College?
51% of first-time, full-time students at Presbyterian College finish within 6 years. 80% 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 Presbyterian College?
Psychology, General (47 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (43 bachelor's graduates), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (41 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 37 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.