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North Greenville University

North Greenville University is based in the town of Tigerville, SC — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Southern Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

$18,890

family income
under $30k

$18,746

$30–48k

$18,576

$48–75k

$21,681

$75–110k

$23,740

over $110k

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

Average net price

$21,0632023–24Skip 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 North Greenville University rose from $18,885 (2008) to $21,063 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,885
2009	$22,919
2010	$14,847
2011	$16,172
2012	$15,138
2013	$21,132
2014	$22,308
2015	$22,905
2016	$26,450
2017	$20,025
2018	$22,058
2019	$20,058
2020	$19,514
2021	$20,045
2022	$20,612
2023	$21,063

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$42,0342024–25Skip 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 North Greenville University rose from $24,500 (2009) to $42,034 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$24,500
2010	$27,000
2011	$27,246
2012	$28,526
2013	$28,373
2014	$29,053
2015	$30,403
2016	$30,987
2017	$32,562
2018	$35,839
2019	$36,044
2020	$37,771
2021	$39,201
2022	$38,625
2023	$40,599
2024	$42,034

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	$8,000
2001	$8,450
2002	$8,910
2003	$9,300
2004	$9,760
2005	$10,350
2006	$10,760
2007	$11,180
2008	$11,680
2013	$14,772
2014	$15,510
2015	$16,290
2016	$17,594
2017	$19,150
2018	$19,750
2019	$21,120
2020	$22,050
2021	$22,470
2022	$23,590
2023	$24,650

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $25,800 before grants and other attendance costs. At North Greenville University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,819 — North Greenville University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

54.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at North Greenville 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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54.5%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 North Greenville University rose from 21.5% (entered 1991) to 54.5% (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
1991 cohort	21.5%
1992 cohort	23.2%
1993 cohort	25.3%
1994 cohort	28.2%
1995 cohort	31.9%
1996 cohort	36.6%
1997 cohort	41%
1998 cohort	36.9%
1999 cohort	44.5%
2000 cohort	36.7%
2001 cohort	45%
2002 cohort	48.8%
2003 cohort	51.9%
2004 cohort	46.8%
2005 cohort	45.9%
2006 cohort	54.4%
2007 cohort	54.6%
2008 cohort	50.4%
2009 cohort	54.8%
2010 cohort	57.2%
2011 cohort	51.1%
2012 cohort	54.1%
2013 cohort	58.6%
2014 cohort	51.5%
2015 cohort	57.3%
2016 cohort	53.6%
2017 cohort	54.9%
2018 cohort	54.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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)	$7,413	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,100	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,081	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,280	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,050	$2,812
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,625	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,150	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,019	$4,325
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,750	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,775	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,975	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$6,477
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,300	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,301	$7,020
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,200	$6,440
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$6,230
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,852	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,082	$8,250

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

$38,173

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$41,670

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$43,035

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

North Greenville University admitted 1,754 of 2,631 applicants in Fall 2024. The 66.7% rate describes that application pool.

66.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $24,650 tuition · 2023–24 1,819 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1060–12401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, North Greenville University received 2,631 applications and admitted 1,754 (66.7%), with 566 enrolling.

North Greenville University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For North Greenville University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–630 and Math was 520–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1060–1240 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	590	630
SAT Math	520	570	610
ACT Composite	20	23	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

66.7%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	48.5%
Fall 2002	87.2%
Fall 2003	87.2%
Fall 2004	89.3%
Fall 2005	87.6%
Fall 2006	51.7%
Fall 2007	75.1%
Fall 2008	59.9%
Fall 2009	55.2%
Fall 2010	59.3%
Fall 2011	58%
Fall 2012	60.5%
Fall 2013	57.9%
Fall 2014	59.5%
Fall 2015	58%
Fall 2016	59.1%
Fall 2017	60.9%
Fall 2018	59.6%
Fall 2019	62.8%
Fall 2020	65.3%
Fall 2021	69.7%
Fall 2022	76.1%
Fall 2023	62.8%
Fall 2024	66.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1060–1240Fall 2024 · 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 2001	880	1110
Fall 2002	910	1130
Fall 2003	910	1130
Fall 2004	870	1140
Fall 2005	880	1160
Fall 2006	880	1160
Fall 2007	880	1160
Fall 2008	978	1333
Fall 2009	910	1290
Fall 2010	890	1300
Fall 2011	890	1320
Fall 2012	960	1350
Fall 2013	920	1340
Fall 2014	900	1330
Fall 2015	910	1300
Fall 2016	910	1310
Fall 2017	930	1270
Fall 2018	850	1320
Fall 2019	870	1240
Fall 2020	950	1210
Fall 2021	980	1210
Fall 2023	1010	1250
Fall 2024	1060	1240

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–28Fall 2024 · 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	23
Fall 2003	18	26
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	15	23
Fall 2006	17	24
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	21	29
Fall 2009	21	29
Fall 2010	20	29
Fall 2011	20	29
Fall 2012	21	29
Fall 2013	21	29
Fall 2014	22	30
Fall 2015	20	29
Fall 2016	20	29
Fall 2017	19	28
Fall 2018	21	30
Fall 2019	19	28
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2021	18	25
Fall 2023	22	28
Fall 2024	20	28

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, 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

1,819Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at North Greenville University rose from 1,459 (Fall 2002) to 1,819 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,459
Fall 2003	1,570
Fall 2004	1,696
Fall 2005	1,730
Fall 2006	1,779
Fall 2007	1,851
Fall 2008	1,891
Fall 2009	1,933
Fall 2010	1,988
Fall 2011	1,998
Fall 2012	2,049
Fall 2013	2,068
Fall 2014	2,183
Fall 2015	2,278
Fall 2016	2,157
Fall 2017	2,167
Fall 2018	2,025
Fall 2019	1,840
Fall 2020	1,731
Fall 2021	1,609
Fall 2022	1,651
Fall 2023	1,719
Fall 2024	1,819

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%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 North Greenville University has held near 72% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	67%
Fall 2003 cohort	71%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	70%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	68%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about North Greenville University

33.4% of North Greenville University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes North Greenville University as a primarily residential campus of 1,819 undergraduates — and 72.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

North Greenville University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1060–1240 — their midpoint is near the SC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on North Greenville University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 North Greenville 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

North Greenville University66.7%

South Carolina median72.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

North Greenville University$25,800

South Carolina median$17,440

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

North Greenville University$43,035

South Carolina median$44,354

National median$53,781

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North Greenville University, South Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	North Greenville University	South Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	66.7%	72.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$25,800	$17,440	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$43,035	$44,354	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$62,411
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,707
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,418
Marketing	$48,859
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,748
Journalism	$46,502
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,918
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,804
Bible/Biblical Studies	$40,334
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$39,535

These 10 fields listed for North Greenville University measure earnings after completion. The $43,035 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional North Greenville University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does North Greenville University report?

North Greenville University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1060–1240 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is North Greenville University's acceptance rate?

66.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,754 admitted from 2,631 applicants.

How much does North Greenville University cost?

At North Greenville University, tuition is $25,800. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does North Greenville University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $43,035. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Carolina

Presbyterian College — 68.4% admitted
University of South Carolina Aiken — 78.5% admitted
Lander University — 81.3% admitted
University of South Carolina Beaufort — 72.5% 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.