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Allen University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation African Methodist Episcopal
Location Columbia, SC
Population 550,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 635
Men / Women 56% / 44%
Black 92%
Hispanic 4%
International 2%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
White 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 41%
Business & Economics 34%
Life & Natural Sciences 16%
Physical Sciences & Math 5%
Arts 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $14,304
Est. Cost of Attendance $23,998
10-Year ROI $64,000
ROI Percentile 10th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 45%
4-Year Graduation Rate 7%
6-Year Graduation Rate 13%
Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Allen University 85 49% / 51% 0% $37,942 96%
Mathematics 4 100% / 0% 0% $47,788 46
Biology 14 14% / 86% 0% $35,818 14 95%
Business Administration 14 71% / 29% 0% $44,565 37 100%
Sport Management 15 67% / 33% 0% $37,505 17
Criminal Justice 11 36% / 64% 0% $38,221 19
English 3 67% / 33% 0% $38,314 19
Religious Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $38,809 20
Social Sciences 19 42% / 58% 0% $33,333 9 93%
Music 3 33% / 67% 0% $33,237 9