Private nonprofit · College

Erskine College

Due West, South Carolina · Distant rural

62.7%
Admit rate
$16,525
Avg net price
45%
Graduation rate
$53,459
Median earnings

Erskine College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Due West, South Carolina (distant rural setting), enrolling 766 undergraduates. It has a Reformed Presbyterian Church religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 766 undergradsDistant ruralAccessible · 63% admitNCAA Division II with football · Conference CarolinasCold winters

About Due West, South Carolina

Due West is a town in Abbeville County, South Carolina. The Treaty of Dewitt's Corner, a historic peace negotiation in May 1777 with the Cherokee Indians, was signed in Due West. As a result of the treaty, the Cherokee peoples broke into two factions. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
152 miles
Nearest airport
40 miles to Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)

How Erskine College compares

Selectivity62.7%

More selective than 73% · #9 most selective of 29 in South Carolina

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #20 of 35 in South Carolina

First-year retention56%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$53,459

Higher than 49% · #9 of 35 in South Carolina

Average net price$16,525

Cheaper than 66% · #12 cheapest of 35 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment766

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Erskine College 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

875students
  • Undergraduate76688%
  • Graduate10912%

Undergraduates by gender

766undergrads
  • Women34245%
  • Men42455%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White47%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic5.7%
  • Asian2.4%
  • Other or multiracial22%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
766
Graduate enrollment
109
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
22%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$60,991
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,805
Endowment
$38,708,327

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 301 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From South Carolina64%
  • Other U.S. states36%

A regional draw: about 62% of first-years come from South Carolina, the rest from elsewhere.

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.

Admissions

Admission rate
62.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$36,710
Room & board
$13,250
Books & supplies
$2,200
Total cost of attendance
$55,248
Average net price
$16,525

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)
45%
Graduated on time (4 years)
38%
First-year retention
56%
Transferred to another college
7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,618
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,459
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
75%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
61%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
38%
Low-income (Pell)
31%
First-generation
32%

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
750
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
98%
Housing charge (year)
$6,000
Meal plan (year)
$6,450
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Conference Carolinas
Varsity athletes
744 (534 men · 210 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 (14)

Football173
Baseball120
Basketball84
Soccer62
Volleyball50
Track and Field (Outdoor)49
Track and Field (Indoor)44
Golf38
Beach Volleyball30
Softball28
Other Sports26
Cross Country20
Tennis11
Rodeo9

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (912 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.

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.7
Fondling
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
$14,555
$30–48k
$12,666
$48–75k
$18,652
$75–110k
$16,405
$110k+
$18,942

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
$79,085

$18,652/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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$26,301
average award, among those who get one

Erskine College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $26,301. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 269 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)
$53,459
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
51%
Out-earn a HS grad
54%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 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
$47,542
Men
$59,480

Men out-earn women by $11,938 (25%) 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
90°F
Winter low
32°F
Annual rain
42″
Annual snow
0.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenwood CO AP, SC US station (14.4 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.