Voorhees University
Denmark, South Carolina · Also known as VU · Website
$35,339
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$35,339
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Voorhees University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Denmark, South Carolina with 440 undergraduates and 138 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,335 a year (tuition and fees $12,630). 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $35,339 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,700 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,335
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,630
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,700
About $283 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,339
Rank 3,416 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
- $13,335
- Tuition and fees
- $12,630
- Cost of attendance
- $25,574
- Students with a need-based grant
- 77%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,968
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,701
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,453
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,067
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 $12,630 in 2015-16 to $12,630 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
- 440
- Graduate students
- 138
- Part-time students
- 6.8%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 56%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 20
- Endowment
- $10.5M
- Other
- Historically Black college, 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 3,416 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,335 | $16,583 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,630 | $12,978 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 56% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,700 | $15,392 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $24,199 | $33,444 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,339 | $38,826 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 18% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,157 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,532 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Homeland SecurityBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,193 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Denmark and South Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Voorhees University cost?
$13,335 a year is the average net price at Voorhees University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,630, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,574. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,968 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Voorhees University?
Voorhees University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Voorhees University graduates earn?
$35,339 a year is the median pay of former Voorhees University students who work, 10 years after they started ($24,199 after 6 years). That ranks 3,416 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 78 in South Carolina.
How much student debt do Voorhees University graduates have?
$26,700 is the median federal student loan debt of Voorhees University graduates, about $283 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Voorhees University?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Voorhees University finish within 6 years. 56% 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 Voorhees University?
Biology, General (12 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (12 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (11 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.