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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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$14,596928th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$14,596529th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,310824th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
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Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,3381,828th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,2401,858th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
21.7%1,908th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
53.6%1,707th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.4%1,020th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3381,774th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
71.3%114th highest of 2,140 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.