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Erskine College Data & Information Overview

63% Acceptance Rate
6% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Erskine College Ranked?

Theological & Ministerial Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Erskine was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 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 Erskine?

63% Acceptance Rate
42% Of Accepted Are Women
51% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Erskine College has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Erskine.

Average Test Scores

About 51% of students accepted to Erskine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 460 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Erskine College  ( 460 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Erskine College  ( 460 to 580 )
200
800
Erskine received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Erskine College  ( 17 to 23 )
1
36

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Erskine College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Erskine College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Erskine College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Erskine College

59% Freshmen Retention
40% 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 Erskine College this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  59 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Erskine for first-time, full-time students is 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  40 out of 100
0
100

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Erskine College Undergraduate Student Diversity

733 Full-Time Undergraduates
24.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
34.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 809 undergraduates at Erskine with 733 being full-time and 76 being part-time.

How Much Does Erskine College Cost?

$39,183 Net Price
100% Take Out Loans
$14,692 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Erskine is $39,183. 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 Erskine

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$38,875 $39,090 $39,530 $39,490 $39,170

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 Erskine, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Erskine, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $3,673 a year. That adds up to $14,692 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Erskine is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Erskine Graduates Make?

$43,886 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Erskine make around $43,886 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Erskine students since it is 3% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Erskine College

South Carolina State
733 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Located in Due West, South Carolina, Erskine College is a private not-for-profit institution. Erskine is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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Contact details for Erskine are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2 Washington St, Due West, SC 29639
Phone: 864-379-2131
Website: www.erskine.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Erskine.ForeverConnected

Erskine College Majors

24 Majors With Completions
105 Undergraduate Degrees
31 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 24 majors graduated from Erskine College. Of these students, 105 received undergraduate degrees and 31 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 Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 29 $33,101
General Biology 22 NA
General Psychology 11 NA
Allied Health Professions 9 NA
Health & Physical Education 6 NA
Chemistry 5 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 4 NA
Special Education 3 NA
Religious Studies 3 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3 NA

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

Online Learning at Erskine

47% Take At Least One Class Online
3% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 390 students took at least one online class at Erskine College. This is an increase from the 329 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 390 27
2019-2020 329 11
2018-2019 163 0
2017-2018 55 0
2016-2017 48 0

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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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