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Coker University

Coker University is based in the town of Hartsville, SC — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Coker University — 7.4% of its 840 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,478

family income
under $30k

$16,411

$30–48k

$16,242

$48–75k

$19,634

$75–110k

$19,982

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,2862023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Coker University rose from $10,372 (2008) to $20,286 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,372
2009	$11,879
2010	$12,329
2011	$14,236
2012	$16,175
2013	$14,588
2014	$16,868
2015	$15,550
2016	$15,872
2017	$17,979
2018	$13,472
2019	$16,975
2020	$19,890
2021	$16,290
2022	$18,045
2023	$20,286

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$45,8052024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Coker University rose from $27,120 (2009) to $45,805 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$27,120
2010	$27,990
2011	$29,313
2012	$31,353
2013	$32,029
2014	$33,185
2015	$35,111
2016	$36,370
2017	$37,964
2018	$39,513
2019	$41,619
2020	$42,395
2021	$43,333
2022	$44,864
2023	$44,355
2024	$45,805

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,072
2001	$15,372
2002	$15,240
2003	$16,165
2004	$16,464
2005	$16,968
2006	$17,472
2007	$18,602
2008	$19,322
2013	$24,579
2014	$25,536
2015	$26,568
2016	$27,624
2017	$28,684
2018	$29,548
2019	$30,196
2020	$31,524
2021	$31,524
2022	$31,764
2023	$31,854

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $33,416 before grants and other attendance costs. At Coker University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 840 — Coker University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

39.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Coker University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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39.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Coker University fell from 54% (entered 1996) to 39.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	54%
1997 cohort	42%
1998 cohort	54.9%
1999 cohort	44.1%
2000 cohort	43.5%
2001 cohort	39.5%
2002 cohort	58.9%
2003 cohort	44.9%
2004 cohort	54.4%
2005 cohort	48.6%
2006 cohort	56.2%
2007 cohort	43.2%
2008 cohort	49.3%
2009 cohort	51.8%
2010 cohort	48.1%
2011 cohort	46.6%
2012 cohort	35.3%
2013 cohort	38.8%
2014 cohort	53.3%
2015 cohort	36.6%
2016 cohort	41.7%
2017 cohort	34.6%
2018 cohort	39.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,287	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$3,700
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,863	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$8,336
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,598	$5,366
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$18,858	$3,505
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$20,182	$4,090
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$22,509	$4,395
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$22,931	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$22,955	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$24,930	$5,625
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$26,609	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$29,851	$5,718
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$31,893	$7,457
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$32,516	$7,903
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$31,586	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$29,403	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,130	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,991	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,650

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$39,450

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$40,117

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Coker University admitted 933 of 993 applicants in Fall 2024. The 94% rate describes that application pool.

94%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $31,854 tuition · 2023–24 840 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Coker University received 993 applications and admitted 933 (94%), with 212 enrolling.

Coker University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Coker University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

94%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	45.8%
Fall 2002	29.6%
Fall 2003	3.5%
Fall 2004	59.5%
Fall 2005	61.9%
Fall 2006	61.3%
Fall 2007	54.7%
Fall 2008	55.8%
Fall 2009	56.1%
Fall 2010	51.6%
Fall 2011	52.9%
Fall 2012	57.8%
Fall 2013	53.3%
Fall 2014	50.9%
Fall 2015	49.7%
Fall 2016	58.7%
Fall 2017	61.7%
Fall 2018	62.5%
Fall 2019	63.3%
Fall 2020	93.1%
Fall 2021	97.6%
Fall 2022	94.1%
Fall 2023	97.2%
Fall 2024	94%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

940–1160Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	860	1080
Fall 2003	880	1080
Fall 2004	900	1200
Fall 2005	870	1080
Fall 2006	890	1120
Fall 2007	880	1070
Fall 2008	890	1100
Fall 2009	860	1090
Fall 2010	890	1110
Fall 2011	890	1100
Fall 2012	870	1060
Fall 2013	870	1050
Fall 2014	910	1108
Fall 2015	870	1070
Fall 2016	870	1070
Fall 2017	920	1100
Fall 2018	950	1160
Fall 2019	900	1230
Fall 2020	920	1110
Fall 2021	940	1160

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–24Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	18	22
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	17	22
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	17	21
Fall 2009	18	22
Fall 2010	18	22
Fall 2011	18	24
Fall 2012	17	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	18	22
Fall 2016	18	22
Fall 2017	17	21
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2019	18	28
Fall 2020	16	21
Fall 2021	16	24

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

840Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Coker University fell from 1,127 (Fall 2002) to 840 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,127
Fall 2003	1,094
Fall 2004	1,151
Fall 2005	1,102
Fall 2006	1,131
Fall 2007	1,197
Fall 2008	1,099
Fall 2009	1,139
Fall 2010	1,106
Fall 2011	1,098
Fall 2012	1,136
Fall 2013	1,131
Fall 2014	1,138
Fall 2015	1,091
Fall 2016	1,084
Fall 2017	1,012
Fall 2018	1,017
Fall 2019	974
Fall 2020	950
Fall 2021	834
Fall 2022	773
Fall 2023	807
Fall 2024	840

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Coker University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 83% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 69%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	68%
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	74%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	64%
Fall 2008 cohort	67%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	59%
Fall 2013 cohort	64%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	60%
Fall 2016 cohort	61%
Fall 2017 cohort	51%
Fall 2018 cohort	62%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	59%
Fall 2021 cohort	63%
Fall 2022 cohort	63%
Fall 2023 cohort	69%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Coker University

25.7% of Coker University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Coker University as a primarily residential campus of 840 undergraduates — and 69.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Coker University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 94%. Review Coker University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Coker University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Coker University94%

South Carolina median72.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Coker University$33,416

South Carolina median$17,440

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Coker University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Coker University$40,117

South Carolina median$44,354

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Coker University, South Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Coker University	South Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	94%	72.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$33,416	$17,440	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$40,117	$44,354	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Coker University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Coker University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business/Commerce, General	$60,372
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,785
Psychology, General	$46,921
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,706
Criminology	$41,738

These 5 fields listed for Coker University measure earnings after completion. The $40,117 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 39 additional Coker University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Coker University report?

Coker University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 94% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Coker University's acceptance rate?

94% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 933 admitted from 993 applicants.

How much does Coker University cost?

At Coker University, tuition is $33,416. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Coker University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $40,117. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Carolina

Columbia International University — 94.5% admitted
Columbia College — 93.9% admitted
Southern Wesleyan University — 99.5% admitted
Francis Marion University — 86.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.