Allen University
Columbia, SC · Private · Midsize city · Allen University
Private institution in Columbia, SC · 635 undergraduates · 32% acceptance rate · $30,497 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Pell Grant share
- Top 7%Acceptance rate
- Top 13%Full-time retention
- Top 20%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $11,081389th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,304914th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,304515th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,804677th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $34,2901,865th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,4971,881st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,8891,887th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 13.2%1,973rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 90.0%242nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 32.1%119th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6351,608th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 79.8%54th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 83 mi (CLT)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 14 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $23,649 | — |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $22,192 | $23,340 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $16,345 | $18,315 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopalsource
- Founded in 1870source
- Athletic nickname: "Yellow Jackets"source
- School colors: #025399 and #F3CF3Esource
- Mascot: Yellow Jacketsource
- Motto: "We Teach The Mind To Think, The Hands To Work, The Heart To Love"source
- Formerly known as "Payne Institute"source
- Formerly known as "(1870–1880)"source
- Athletic conference: SIACsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,220,618 (M $736,321 · W $484,297)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteallenuniversity.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 217624)
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