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Claflin University is a private liberal arts college located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Claflin University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Claflin University is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $33,325 10 years after enrolling, 29th in South Carolina, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Claflin University bachelor students earn 16% less than the national average. Claflin University is ranked 19th in South Carolina.
Claflin University’s median net annual cost of $20,806 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Claflin University sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Registered Nursing, Biology, Criminal Justice, Comms & Media Studies, Health & Fitness - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,806
Average years to graduate
4.5
HR Management
Rank: #107
Economic score: 7.55
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 7.81
Education
Rank: #420
Economic score: 8.93
Business Administration
Rank: #818
Economic score: 14.36
Sociology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 16.26
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Rank: #23
Economic score: 24.57
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Claflin University - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Claflin University is 1% lower than the state average, and 17% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Claflin University, Pell Grant recipients represent 72% of the measured graduating class, 37% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Claflin University graduates within 4.6 years.
Claflin University is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Claflin University’s economic mobility score of 3.98 is calculated by adjusting the 15.21 economic score of lower-income students by the 72% pell grant recipients within the student body. Claflin University’s EMS of 3.98 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Claflin University pays $20,806 a year, $12,870 less than the $33,676 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,806
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Claflin University, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,806 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 80% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,463. This is 26% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,294
Pell grants
$5,304
State grants
$6,100
Institutional grants
$5,565
Claflin University offers 3 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Claflin University offers 2 programs, both of which are in hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
5
Hybrid programs
5
Percentage of programs online
7%
Claflin University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 62% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 8,467 applicants, of which 5,289 were admitted and 315 enrolled. Claflin University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
67%
59%
First time
75%
59%
In-state
87%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
1%
52%
Black
92%
14%
Hispanic
1%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
3%
12%