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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,630807th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,630423rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,793733rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,7001,556th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,3391,790th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,1991,878th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 37.8%1,579th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.5%1,536th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4601,709th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 77.5%68th highest of 2,140 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.
Key links
- Official websitevoorhees.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218919)
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