Private nonprofit · University

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina · Small city

Admit rate
$16,641
Avg net price
65%
Graduation rate
$44,354
Median earnings

Bob Jones University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Greenville, South Carolina (small city setting), enrolling 2,005 undergraduates. It has a Evangelical Christian religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,005 undergradsSmall cityNCCAA Division II

About Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The land of present-day Greenville was once the hunting ground of the Cherokee, which was forbidden to colonists. A wealthy settler from Virginia named Richard Pearis arrived in South Carolina around 1754 and established relations with the Cherokee. As the largest city in the Upstate, Greenville offers many activities and attractions. Greenville's theaters and event venues regularly host major concerts and touring theater companies. Four independent theaters present several plays a year. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
183 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)

How Bob Jones University compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 68% · #8 of 35 in South Carolina

First-year retention82%

Higher than 69%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,354

Higher than 22% · #18 of 35 in South Carolina

Average net price$16,641

Cheaper than 65% · #13 cheapest of 35 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$16,585

Lower than 88%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment2,005

Larger than 57%

Percentiles compare Bob Jones University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in South Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,427students
  • Undergraduate2,00583%
  • Graduate42217%

Undergraduates by gender

2,005undergrads
  • Women1,12056%
  • Men88544%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black1.7%
  • Hispanic8.8%
  • Asian4.1%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,005
Graduate enrollment
422
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
14%
Students over 25
4%
Median family income
$51,346
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$59,229
Endowment
$20,503,548

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 549 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From South Carolina36%
  • Other U.S. states58%
  • International6.0%

A national draw — only 35% of first-years come from South Carolina; 56% arrive from other states.

6% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$24,470
Room & board
$10,380
Books & supplies
$1,340
Total cost of attendance
$36,580
Average net price
$16,641

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
65%
Graduated on time (4 years)
57%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
29%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,892
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,354
Median debt at graduation
$16,585
Students with federal loans
24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
79%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
57%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
54%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
3,998
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
192 (112 men · 80 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (6)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)61
Soccer48
Basketball28
Baseball27
Golf14
Volleyball14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,734 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$14,287
$30–48k
$13,936
$48–75k
$15,414
$75–110k
$17,997
$110k+
$23,972

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$64,245

$15,414/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

98%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$10,892
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 98% — get grant money from Bob Jones University itself, averaging $10,892, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 576 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$44,354
Typical debt at graduation
$16,585
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad
51%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$36,818
Men
$56,656

Men out-earn women by $19,838 (54%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
35°F
Annual rain
47″
Annual snow
3.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville Dwtn AP, SC US station (2.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.