Newberry College
Newberry, SC · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Newberry, SC · 1,462 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $48,040 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
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
- $20,3511,102nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,0501,341st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,0501,247th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,2401,312th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,8051,558th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,0401,186th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,9831,292nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.4%1,365th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.0%1,235th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.8%739th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1008929th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4621,128th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.9%400th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 75 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $53,608 | $56,415 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $41,565 | — |
| History | bachelors | $36,674 | — |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $34,526 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $34,526 | $31,670 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,726 | $32,925 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $29,685 | $30,771 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunications | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,287,891 (M $3,170,707 · W $2,117,184)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Newberry College’s 1,462 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SC
- Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC · 1,528 undergrads
- Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC · 1,573 undergrads
- Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC · 1,245 undergrads
- North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC · 1,719 undergrads
- Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC · 1,727 undergrads
- Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC · 1,873 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OK · 1,459 undergrads
- Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL · 1,458 undergrads
- Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CA · 1,456 undergrads
- Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK · 1,468 undergrads
- Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN · 1,468 undergrads
- Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY · 1,468 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitenewberry.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218414)
- Compare colleges in SCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in South CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Limestone UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Newberry College vs Limestone UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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