Clinton College
Rock Hill, SC · Private · Small city
Private institution in Rock Hill, SC · 94 undergraduates · $30,180 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Pell Grant share
- Top 15%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $14,501636th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,516645th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,516300th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,222569th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $28,9871,790th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,1801,869th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,0471,868th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 11.1%1,966th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 36.4%1,789th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 941,991st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 76.1%76th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 22 mi (CLT)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churchsource
- Founded in 1894source
- School colors: Black and Gold and Burgundysource
- Athletic nickname: "Golden Bears"source
- Formerly known as "Clinton Normal and Industrial Institute, Clinton Junior College"source
- Athletic conference: NCCAAsource
Athletics — 3 sports
NCCAA Division I · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $376,956 (M $124,992 · W $246,964 · Coed $5,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Clinton College’s 94 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SC
- American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC · 140 undergrads
- Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 281 undergrads
- Morris CollegeSumter, SC · 421 undergrads
- Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC · 460 undergrads
- Allen UniversityColumbia, SC · 635 undergrads
- Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC · 690 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Elim Bible Institute and CollegeLima, NY · 94 undergrads
- Catholic Distance UniversityCharles Town, WV · 95 undergrads
- Relay Graduate School of EducationNew York, NY · 93 undergrads
- Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, MO · 95 undergrads
- Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsMerrimack, NH · 95 undergrads
- Yeshivas Emek HatorahHowell, NJ · 93 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteclintoncollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 217891)
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- Compare with American College of the Building ArtsSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Clinton College vs American College of the Building ArtsHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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