Claflin University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,639
Men / Women 29% / 71%
From State 82%
From Region 5%
Athletes 145 (9.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 91%
International 2%
Hispanic 1%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Claflin University 336 23% 2% 0% 96% 1% 1% $55,331 3 -1.27 51 96% 14.5%
Computer Engineering 5 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $93,527 2 -1.11 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 — 45% 0% 0% 82% 9% 9% $72,584 2 -1.53 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,536 0 -2.52 25 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,541 2 -2.04 33 — — — — —
Biology 45 — 7% 0% 0% 98% 2% 0% $52,425 5 -1.63 44 92% — — — —
Biotechnology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,882 1 -2.19 29 — — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,008 5 -1.46 29 — — — — —
Nursing 45 — 9% 13% 0% 84% 0% 0% $96,717 75 +0.45 95 100% — — — —
Accounting and Business 5 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,255 0 -2.06 51 — — — — —
Business Administration 16 — 19% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,886 9 -0.92 62 98% — — — —
Business Studies 12 — 58% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,829 0 -2.07 10 83% — — — —
Management Information Systems 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,068 0 -2.14 50 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 50% 0% 0% 88% 12% 0% $46,536 0 -2.42 28 100% — — — —
Organizational Management 7 — 29% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,595 0 -2.19 25 92% — — — —
Sport Management 12 — 100% 0% 8% 92% 0% 0% $44,154 2 -1.81 22 96% — — — —
African-American Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,415 4 -1.26 20 — — — — —
English 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $41,944 5 -1.28 17 — — — — —
History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,833 3 -1.38 19 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 29% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,464 3 -1.33 20 — — — — —
Mass Communication 15 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,449 1 -2.00 14 95% — — — —
Political Science 6 — 17% 0% 0% 83% 0% 17% $40,920 0 -2.30 15 100% — — — —
Psychology 40 — 8% 2% 0% 98% 0% 0% $44,339 2 -1.63 22 100% 14.5% — — —
Sociology 5 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,834 3 -1.18 21 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Administration 14 — 29% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,333 64 +0.16 46 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,115 69 +0.27 48 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,115 69 +0.27 48 93% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $54,310 49 -0.16 49 — — — — —
Health and Physical Education 18 — 28% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $44,154 4 -1.68 22 96% — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,701 41 -0.29 50 — — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,115 46 -0.11 48 93% — — — —
Art 5 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $34,182 5 -1.35 6 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,367 82 +0.70 46 — — — — —
Music 5 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $32,359 4 -1.55 5 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,400 81 +0.71 46 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $32,550 4 -1.53 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 27 +1 11% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,480 3 -1.57 33 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $19,562
ROI Percentile 51th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 19.6% 66 15% 2% 0% 97% 0% 2% $43,106 1 -1.74 19 98% 14.5%
Business & Economics 18.8% 63 44% 0% 2% 97% 2% 0% $48,808 0 -1.79 34 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.6% 49 8% 0% 0% 98% 2% 0% $52,074 3 -1.66 43 92% —
Health Sciences 13.4% 45 9% 13% 0% 84% 0% 0% $96,717 94 +0.45 95 100% —
Education 11.9% 40 28% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0% $49,374 21 -0.68 35 95% —
Professional 8.0% 27 11% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,480 1 -1.57 33 95% —
Arts 3.6% 12 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $34,888 3 -1.28 6 — —
Computer Science 3.3% 11 45% 0% 0% 82% 9% 9% $72,584 3 -1.53 81 — —
Humanities 3.3% 11 36% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,260 2 -1.31 20 — —
Engineering 1.5% 5 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $93,527 13 -1.11 94 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 4 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,536 0 -2.52 25 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 3 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,008 5 -1.46 29 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #419 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #390 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.5M #293 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #385 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #375 100% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #418 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.8M #509 100% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $321K $321K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $41K $41K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 19 $119K $119K $0
Basketball 16 $571K $571K $0
Cross Country 7 $74K $74K $0
Total 76 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 21 $106K $106K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $43K $43K $0
Softball 19 $257K $257K $0
Basketball 16 $464K $464K $0
Volleyball 13 $133K $133K $0
Cross Country 6 $70K $70K $0
Total 69 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $85K $85K $0
Baseball 40 $321K $321K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 40 $225K $225K $0
Basketball 32 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Softball 19 $257K $257K $0
Cross Country 13 $145K $145K $0
Volleyball 13 $133K $133K $0
Total 145 $3.3M $3.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 40% 40% 40%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional