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Piedmont University

Piedmont University is based in the town of Demorest, GA — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a United Church of Christ 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

$18,494

family income
under $30k

$17,125

$30–48k

$17,980

$48–75k

$22,397

$75–110k

$24,251

over $110k

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

Average net price

$20,5992023–24Skip 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 Piedmont University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $20,893 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $20,599.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,821
2009	$15,050
2010	$14,724
2011	$15,492
2012	$15,989
2013	$16,674
2014	$16,424
2015	$16,438
2016	$17,869
2017	$17,894
2018	$18,950
2019	$18,796
2020	$19,827
2021	$18,732
2022	$20,893
2023	$20,599

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,8012024–25Skip 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 Piedmont University rose from $28,868 (2009) to $46,801 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,868
2010	$28,200
2011	$28,968
2012	$30,191
2013	$32,031
2014	$32,397
2015	$32,927
2016	$33,659
2017	$35,493
2018	$37,806
2019	$39,881
2020	$40,949
2021	$42,329
2022	$42,631
2023	$45,359
2024	$46,801

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	$9,500
2002	$12,500
2003	$12,500
2004	$13,500
2005	$15,500
2006	$15,500
2007	$16,500
2008	$18,000
2013	$20,730
2014	$21,350
2015	$21,990
2016	$23,112
2017	$24,464
2018	$25,920
2019	$26,692
2020	$27,520
2021	$28,340
2022	$29,190
2023	$30,680

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Piedmont University reports published tuition of $31,700 in this record. Piedmont University's $31,700 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Piedmont University reports 1,117 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

47.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Piedmont 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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47.4%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 Piedmont University rose from 32.5% (entered 1996) to 47.4% (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	28.7%
1992 cohort	26.3%
1993 cohort	29.2%
1994 cohort	27.8%
1996 cohort	32.5%
1997 cohort	31.3%
1998 cohort	44%
1999 cohort	37.6%
2000 cohort	50.3%
2001 cohort	47.6%
2002 cohort	48.9%
2003 cohort	42%
2004 cohort	41.9%
2005 cohort	46.5%
2006 cohort	51.7%
2007 cohort	46.1%
2008 cohort	50.5%
2009 cohort	45.5%
2010 cohort	49.7%
2011 cohort	49.6%
2012 cohort	50%
2013 cohort	45.2%
2014 cohort	43.3%
2015 cohort	48%
2016 cohort	48.4%
2017 cohort	41.5%
2018 cohort	47.4%

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)	$8,515	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,000	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,377	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,616	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,514	$3,444
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$9,856	$3,443
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,653	$3,310
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,741	$3,444
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,828	$3,444
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$10,828	$3,444
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$6,402	$3,735
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$5,414	$4,162
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$11,520	$5,035
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,888	$5,496
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,980	$5,591
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,454	$7,486
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,325	$8,024
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,826	$6,816
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,646	$6,837
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,173	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,636	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$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

$43,761

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,441

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,130

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

Piedmont University admitted 1,651 of 1,770 applicants in Fall 2024. The 93.3% rate describes that application pool.

93.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $30,680 tuition · 2023–24 1,117 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1038–12451600

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Admissions

Piedmont University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Piedmont University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 528–625 and Math was 510–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1038–1245 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	528	565	625
SAT Math	510	580	620
ACT Composite	18	21	25

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Piedmont University received 1,770 applications and admitted 1,651 (93.3%), with 241 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

93.3%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 2002	67.5%
Fall 2003	53.7%
Fall 2004	61.7%
Fall 2005	66.4%
Fall 2006	68.3%
Fall 2007	44.5%
Fall 2008	62%
Fall 2009	59.7%
Fall 2010	61.1%
Fall 2011	64.3%
Fall 2012	56.5%
Fall 2013	61.2%
Fall 2014	57.6%
Fall 2015	57%
Fall 2016	57.1%
Fall 2017	59.5%
Fall 2018	59.6%
Fall 2019	54%
Fall 2020	70.1%
Fall 2021	67%
Fall 2022	86.9%
Fall 2023	92.8%
Fall 2024	93.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1038–1245Fall 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 2002	900	1120
Fall 2003	880	1140
Fall 2004	900	1100
Fall 2005	930	1140
Fall 2006	900	1090
Fall 2007	900	1110
Fall 2009	878	1090
Fall 2010	920	1140
Fall 2011	920	1120
Fall 2012	910	1150
Fall 2013	890	1100
Fall 2014	860	1050
Fall 2015	870	1100
Fall 2016	860	1090
Fall 2017	950	1130
Fall 2018	970	1180
Fall 2019	960	1160
Fall 2020	980	1160
Fall 2021	1010	1220
Fall 2022	990	1200
Fall 2023	990	1170
Fall 2024	1038	1245

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 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	22
Fall 2003	18	22
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	17	23
Fall 2006	18	22
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	22
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	20	24
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	19	24
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	25
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	21	25
Fall 2022	19	25
Fall 2023	18	24
Fall 2024	18	25

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

1,117Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Piedmont University rose from 910 (Fall 2002) to 1,117 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	910
Fall 2003	1,010
Fall 2004	1,096
Fall 2005	939
Fall 2006	949
Fall 2007	1,056
Fall 2008	1,227
Fall 2009	1,268
Fall 2010	1,256
Fall 2011	1,287
Fall 2012	1,294
Fall 2013	1,281
Fall 2014	1,286
Fall 2015	1,284
Fall 2016	1,295
Fall 2017	1,281
Fall 2018	1,217
Fall 2019	1,232
Fall 2020	1,231
Fall 2021	1,213
Fall 2022	1,212
Fall 2023	1,235
Fall 2024	1,117

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%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 Piedmont University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 78% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 70%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	70%
Fall 2006 cohort	70%
Fall 2007 cohort	63%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	70%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	63%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	67%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	66%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	76%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Piedmont University

Faculty pay at Piedmont University averages $90,024 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Piedmont University as a primarily residential campus of 1,117 undergraduates — and 69.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Piedmont University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1038–1245 — their midpoint is above the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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

Piedmont University93.3%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Piedmont University$31,700

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Piedmont University$49,130

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

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Piedmont University, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Piedmont University	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	93.3%	70.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$31,700	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,130	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,552
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,564
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,643
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$43,125

These 4 fields listed for Piedmont University measure earnings after completion. The $49,130 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 48 additional Piedmont University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Piedmont University report?

Piedmont University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1038–1245 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Piedmont University's acceptance rate?

93.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,651 admitted from 1,770 applicants.

How much does Piedmont University cost?

At Piedmont University, tuition is $31,700. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Piedmont University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,130. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Paine College — 95.4% admitted
Oglethorpe University — 88.4% admitted
Shorter University — 96.5% admitted
Herzing University-Atlanta — 93.8% 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.