by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Piedmont College was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings.
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Piedmont College is ranked #816 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Piedmont College held the #977 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 68 colleges in Georgia, Piedmont College is ranked at #24.
The acceptance rate at Piedmont College is a competitive 64%, 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.
About 27% of students accepted to Piedmont College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio at Piedmont College is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Piedmont College is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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 Piedmont College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Piedmont College have a four-year graduation rate of 38%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,278 undergraduates at Piedmont College with 1,151 being full-time and 127 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,746 | $15,057 | $17,733 | $22,355 | $21,952 |
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 Piedmont College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Piedmont College, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,597 a year. That adds up to $30,388 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Piedmont College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1021 Central Ave, Demorest, GA 30535-0010 |
| Phone: | 706-778-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.piedmont.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 373 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 139 | $41,663 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 92 | NA |
| Nursing | 60 | $73,416 |
| Business Administration & Management | 32 | $45,404 |
| Special Education | 19 | NA |
| General Psychology | 13 | $23,665 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 12 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 10 | NA |
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, 1,145 students took at least one online class at Piedmont College. This is a decrease from the 1,193 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,145 | 572 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,193 | 754 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,397 | 889 |
| 2018-2019 | 425 | 18 |
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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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