Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC · Private · Town (distant) · PC
Private institution in Clinton, SC · 862 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $60,194 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
- $20,8991,162nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $43,3001,724th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $43,3001,706th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $57,2711,656th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,194534th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,387927th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.9%696th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.0%1,027th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.3%676th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1214363rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8621,449th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.9%1,326th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 74 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,852 | $42,363 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $32,382 | $16,663 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,771 | $33,518 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $24,421 | $24,035 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $21,781 | $22,824 |
| History | bachelors | $21,052 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1880source
- Athletic nickname: "Blue Hose"source
- Bailey Memorial Stadium seats about 6,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: "Dum Vivimus Servimus"source
- Formerly known as "Clinton College" (1880–1904)source
- Athletic conference: Big Southsource
- Football rivalry: Bronze Derby (since 1913)source
- Notable alum: Tim Scottsource
Athletics — 13 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,589,389 (M $2,268,746 · W $3,320,643)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitepresby.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218539)
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