Voorhees University
Denmark, SC · Private · Rural (remote) · VU
Private institution in Denmark, SC · 460 undergraduates · $35,339 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Pell Grant share
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 21%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $15,411718th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,630804th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,630420th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,793733rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,7001,545th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,3391,778th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,1991,865th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 37.8%1,564th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.5%1,526th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4601,704th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 77.5%68th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 132 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.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 20 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $19,045 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Protestant Episcopalsource
- Founded in 1897source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- School colors: #145192 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Tigersource
- Formerly known as "Denmark Industrial School for African Americans"source
- Formerly known as "(1897–1902)"source
- Formerly known as "Voorhees Industrial Institute for Colored Youths"source
- Formerly known as "(1902–1947)"source
- Formerly known as "Voorhees School and Junior College"source
- Formerly known as "(1947–1962)"source
- Formerly known as "Voorhees College"source
- Formerly known as "(1962–2022)"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 4 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $271,639 (M $181,862 · W $89,777)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Voorhees University’s 460 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In SC
- Morris CollegeSumter, SC · 421 undergrads
- Allen UniversityColumbia, SC · 635 undergrads
- Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 281 undergrads
- Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC · 690 undergrads
- Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC · 771 undergrads
- American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC · 140 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Huertas CollegeCaguas, PR · 460 undergrads
- The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY · 460 undergrads
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX · 460 undergrads
- Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasBrooklyn, NY · 461 undergrads
- Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA · 462 undergrads
- Northland CollegeAshland, WI · 457 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitevoorhees.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218919)
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- Showdown: Voorhees University vs Morris CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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