Presbyterian College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 100,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 880
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 62%
From Region 15%
Athletes 488 (57.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 18%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 7%
International 5%
Asian 1%
Native American 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
Presbyterian College 147 43% 67% 0% 11% 7% 7% $65,244 28 -0.10 49 99%
Computer Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $95,689 16 -0.86 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,479 56 -0.01 63 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $71,230 35 -0.53 63 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,264 34 -0.38 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,866 44 -0.14 60 — — — — —
Biology 23 — 48% 74% 0% 9% 13% 4% $73,600 85 +0.83 67 96% — — — —
Business Administration 39 +1 51% 51% 0% 15% 8% 18% $74,104 56 -0.18 68 100% — — — —
Economics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,251 32 -0.55 80 — — — — —
English 10 +1 30% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,086 80 +0.69 29 100% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $55,724 46 -0.21 23 — — — — —
History 12 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $54,686 47 -0.22 21 100% — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,747 75 +0.36 19 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,727 46 -0.21 23 — — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $63,737 29 -0.47 45 — — — — —
Political Science 10 +2 40% 70% 0% 20% 10% 0% $62,926 24 -0.68 43 96% — — — —
Psychology 19 — 16% 68% 0% 5% 16% 0% $48,566 14 -0.99 10 100% — — — —
Sociology 9 — 78% 44% 0% 44% 0% 11% $54,227 46 -0.24 20 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,208 71 +0.29 20 — — — — —
Elementary Education — — — — — — — — $55,190 76 +0.43 22 — — — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $55,793 56 +0.09 23 — — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $56,025 50 +0.02 24 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,560
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 41%

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
Business & Economics 28.6% 42 55% 55% 0% 14% 7% 17% $74,757 39 -0.21 69 100% —
Social Sciences 25.9% 38 37% 63% 0% 18% 11% 3% $53,686 27 -0.73 19 99% —
Humanities 17.7% 26 38% 81% 0% 4% 4% 4% $55,925 57 +0.20 24 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 17.7% 26 42% 77% 0% 8% 12% 4% $73,169 79 +0.72 66 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.4% 8 38% 62% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,023 38 -0.15 68 — —
Education 3.4% 5 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,208 54 +0.29 20 — —
Computer Science 1.4% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $95,689 23 -0.86 90 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 138 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 42 $947K $947K $0
Soccer 37 $657K $657K $0
Wrestling 25 $398K $398K $0
Basketball 14 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Cross Country 11 $92K $92K $0
Golf 8 $265K $265K $0
Tennis 7 $315K $315K $0
Total 282 $6.1M $6.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Wrestling 29 $507K $507K $0
Gymnastics 28 $319K $319K $0
Soccer 27 $644K $644K $0
Lacrosse 24 $594K $594K $0
Other Sports 20 $228K $228K $0
Softball 20 $760K $760K $0
Volleyball 20 $546K $546K $0
Basketball 14 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 9 $315K $315K $0
Cross Country 8 $102K $102K $0
Golf 7 $218K $218K $0
Total 206 $5.7M $5.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 138 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Soccer 64 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Wrestling 54 $905K $905K $0
Baseball 42 $947K $947K $0
Basketball 28 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Gymnastics 28 $319K $319K $0
Lacrosse 24 $594K $594K $0
Other Sports 20 $228K $228K $0
Softball 20 $760K $760K $0
Volleyball 20 $546K $546K $0
Cross Country 19 $194K $194K $0
Tennis 16 $630K $630K $0
Golf 15 $483K $483K $0
Total 488 $14.2M $14.2M $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 65%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

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.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1150 – 1240
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 530 – 620