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Allen University Data & Information Overview

43% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Allen University Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Allen U was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Allen U?

43% Acceptance Rate
35% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Allen University is a competitive 43%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

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Allen University Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
62% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Allen University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Allen University is 62%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  62 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Allen University

58% Freshmen Retention
8% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Allen University this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  58 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Allen U is 8%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  8 out of 100
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Allen University Undergraduate Student Diversity

577 Full-Time Undergraduates
95.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
44.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 656 undergraduates at Allen U with 577 being full-time and 79 being part-time.

How Much Does Allen University Cost?

$13,862 Net Price
85% Take Out Loans
$24,036 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Allen U is $13,862. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Allen U

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$13,399$12,912$13,921$18,069$22,959

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Allen U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Allen U, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $6,009 a year. That adds up to $24,036 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Allen U Graduates Make?

$30,497 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Allen U make around $30,497 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 38% less that the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Allen University make the most money.

Location of Allen University

South Carolina State
577 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Allen University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Allen U are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1530 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204
Phone:803-376-5700
Website:https://www.allenuniversity.edu/

Allen University Majors

12 Majors With Completions
128 Undergraduate Degrees
135 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 12 majors graduated from Allen University. Of these students, 128 received undergraduate degrees and 135 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies14NA
Health & Physical Education11NA
Mathematics9NA
General Biology8NA
General Social Sciences8$23,095
Criminal Justice & Corrections5NA
General English Literature4NA
Music3NA
Business Administration & Management1$23,572
Religious Studies1NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Allen University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Allen U

22% Take At Least One Class Online
9% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 144 students took at least one online class at Allen University. This is an increase from the 78 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-202314461
2021-20227820
2020-202170512
2018-20191210

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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