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Paine College

Augusta, GA · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Augusta, GA · 338 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $33,338 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
$15,074686th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$14,596925th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$14,596526th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,310824th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
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Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,3381,815th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,2401,845th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
21.7%1,892nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
53.6%1,696th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.4%1,009th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3381,768th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
71.3%114th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 135 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.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not 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 25 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$25,194—
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$22,538$25,967
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Historybachelors——
International BusinessBusinessbachelors——
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors—$26,353

Campus facts

Athletics — 6 sports

NCCAA Division I · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $684,978 (M $343,434 · W $341,544)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Paine College’s 338 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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