North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC · Private · Rural (fringe) · NGU
Private institution in Tigerville, SC · 1,719 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $43,035 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $20,6121,136th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $24,6501,213th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,6501,052nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,5991,223rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,0821,017th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,0351,464th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,1731,341st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 54.9%964th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.2%1,275th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.8%448th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1176467th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,7191,031st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.0%1,086th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 81 mi (CLT)
On 1 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 31 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $41,789 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,808 | $34,908 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $33,459 | $34,348 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,611 | $32,450 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $31,851 | $30,988 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,133 | $24,421 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $28,366 | $29,685 |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $26,353 | $22,578 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,224 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $22,891 | $22,896 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $14,627 | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptistsource
- Founded in 1891source
- Athletic nickname: "Trailblazers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Redsource
- Motto: "Christ Makes the Difference"source
- Formerly known as "North Greenville High School" (1892–1915)source
- Formerly known as "North Greenville Baptist Academy" (1915–1950)source
- Formerly known as "North Greenville Junior College" (1950–1972)source
- Formerly known as "North Greenville College" (1972–2006)source
- Athletic conference: Carolinassource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,125,031 (M $4,922,010 · W $4,203,021)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to North Greenville University’s 1,719 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SC
- Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC · 1,727 undergrads
- Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC · 1,573 undergrads
- Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC · 1,873 undergrads
- Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC · 1,528 undergrads
- University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC · 1,958 undergrads
- Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC · 1,462 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FL · 1,719 undergrads
- Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN · 1,721 undergrads
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY · 1,725 undergrads
- The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN · 1,725 undergrads
- Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA · 1,712 undergrads
- New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RI · 1,712 undergrads
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