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Presbyterian College Data & Information Overview

1 award Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
71% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Presbyterian College Ranked?

#1,213 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in SC
Business Administration & Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Presbyterian College was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked PC as #1,213 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

PC is also ranked #14 out of 44 schools in South Carolina.

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Is It Hard to Get Into PC?

71% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
39% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Presbyterian College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 71%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to PC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Presbyterian College  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Presbyterian College  ( 500 to 620 )
200
800
PC received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for Presbyterian College  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

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Presbyterian College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at PC 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.

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 Presbyterian 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 Presbyterian College

76% Freshmen Retention
61% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Presbyterian College has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  76 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At PC the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 61%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Presbyterian College.

Presbyterian College Undergraduate Student Diversity

977 Full-Time Undergraduates
27.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
51.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,048 undergraduates at PC with 977 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

How Much Does Presbyterian College Cost?

$21,460 Net Price
86% Take Out Loans
$20,260 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of PC is $21,460. 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 PC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,814 $19,152 $22,328 $20,664 $27,928

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 PC, 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 PC, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $5,065 a year. That adds up to $20,260 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PC is 3.9%. 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 PC Graduates Make?

$49,050 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from PC make around $49,050 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for PC students since it is 15% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Presbyterian College make the most money.

Location of Presbyterian College

South Carolina State
977 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Presbyterian College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Clinton, South Carolina. Clinton is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for PC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 503 South Broad Street, Clinton, SC 29325
Phone: 864-833-2820
Website: https://www.presby.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PresbyterianCollege
Twitter: http://twitter.com/presbycollege

Presbyterian College Majors

35 Majors With Completions
174 Undergraduate Degrees
52 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 35 majors graduated from Presbyterian College. Of these students, 174 received undergraduate degrees and 52 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
General Biology 44 NA
Business Administration & Management 25 $41,314
General Psychology 22 NA
History 20 $20,696
General English Literature 11 $25,927
Sociology 10 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 9 $32,474
Political Science & Government 7 $21,479
Accounting 5 NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 5 NA

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

Online Learning at PC

10% Take At Least One Class 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 2020-2021, 128 students took at least one online class at Presbyterian College. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 128 0
2019-2020 0 0
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 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.

References

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