Payback
EarningsPlus
Economic score
Presentation College is a private regional college located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Presentation College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Presentation College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $39,800 10 years after enrolling, 11th in South Dakota, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Presentation College bachelor students earn 11% less than the national average.
Presentation College’s median net annual cost of $23,730 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Presentation College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$23,730
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 47% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Presentation College is 3% lower than the state average, and 2% below the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Presentation College, Pell Grant recipients represent 35% of the measured graduating class, equal to the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Presentation College graduates within 4.6 years.
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.
Presentation College’s economic mobility score of 1.55 is calculated by adjusting the 16.81 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Presentation College’s EMS of 1.55 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 Presentation College pays $23,730 a year, $12,038 less than the $35,768 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 $23,730
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Presentation College, 99% 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 $23,730 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,924. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$3,074
Pell grants
$3,877
State grants
$658
Institutional grants
$7,290
Presentation College offers 4 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Presentation College offers 2 programs, both of which are held exclusively online. 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
6
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
29%
Presentation College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 94% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 638 applicants, of which 598 were admitted and 99 enrolled. Presentation College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
69%
83%
Female
67%
59%
First time
37%
59%
In-state
22%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
65%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
3%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%