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Erskine College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
53% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Erskine College Ranked?

#1,857 Best Colleges in Nation
General Biology Highest Ranked Major
#1,879 Best for the Money in Nation

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Erskine as #1,857 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Erskine?

53% Acceptance Rate
31% Of Accepted Are Women
48% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Erskine College has an acceptance rate of 53%, 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 48% 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 24% 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

63% Freshmen Retention
48% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Erskine College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Erskine the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 48%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  48 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?

$36,283 Net Price
71% Take Out Loans
$16,852 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Erskine is $36,283. 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 +
$35,034$34,898$35,377$36,861$37,840

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 71% of students took out student loans averaging $4,213 a year. That adds up to $16,852 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Erskine Graduates Make?

$53,459 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Erskine make around $53,459 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Erskine graduates since it is 9% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 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/

Erskine College Majors

24 Majors With Completions
236 Undergraduate Degrees
236 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 24 majors graduated from Erskine College. Of these students, 236 received undergraduate degrees and 236 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 Studies31NA
Business Administration & Management30$35,695
Teacher Education Subject Specific18NA
General Biology10NA
History5NA
Health & Physical Education5NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific4NA
Religious Studies3NA
General Psychology3NA
Chemistry2NA

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
5% 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 2022-2023, 448 students took at least one online class at Erskine College. This is an increase from the 390 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-202344846
2021-202239027
2020-202132911
2018-2019550

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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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