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Newberry College

Newberry, South Carolina · Distant town

89.8%
Admit rate
$21,656
Avg net price
45%
Graduation rate
$48,040
Median earnings

Newberry College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Newberry, South Carolina (distant town setting), enrolling 1,479 undergraduates. It has a Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,479 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 90% admitNCAA Division II with football · South Atlantic ConferenceCold winters

About Newberry, South Carolina

Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Piedmont 43 miles (69 kilometers) northwest of Columbia. European settlers (primarily German, Scots-Irish, and English) began arriving in great numbers in the 1750s. Newberry County was formed from the Ninety-Six District in 1785. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
39 miles to Columbia, SC
To the ocean
128 miles
Nearest airport
37 miles to Columbia Metropolitan (CAE)

How Newberry College compares

Selectivity89.8%

More selective than 25% · #23 most selective of 29 in South Carolina

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #21 of 35 in South Carolina

First-year retention69%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,040

Higher than 33% · #12 of 35 in South Carolina

Average net price$21,656

Cheaper than 42% · #26 cheapest of 35 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$26,805

Lower than 18%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment1,479

Larger than 49%

Percentiles compare Newberry 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

1,534students
  • Undergraduate1,47996%
  • Graduate554%

Undergraduates by gender

1,479undergrads
  • Women66445%
  • Men81555%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White52%
  • Black35%
  • Hispanic1.8%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial10%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,479
Graduate enrollment
55
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
31%
Students over 25
4%
Median family income
$43,889
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$67,203
Endowment
$21,240,928

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

Admissions

Admission rate
89.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$31,100
Room & board
$13,500
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$46,442
Average net price
$21,656

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)
32%
First-year retention
69%
Transferred to another college
32%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,983
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,040
Median debt at graduation
$26,805
Students with federal loans
73%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

About 13% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
32%
Low-income (Pell)
45%
First-generation
49%

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
1,212
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
82%
Housing charge (year)
$6,600
Meal plan (year)
$6,250
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
South Atlantic Conference
Varsity athletes
945 (572 men · 373 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 (13)

Football205
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)171
Lacrosse119
Other Sports86
Soccer78
Basketball57
Wrestling56
Baseball53
Softball30
Field Hockey28
Golf21
Volleyball21
Tennis20

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
5.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
21

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,536 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.

9.0reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year7.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
7.0
Aggravated assault
1.3
Fondling
0.3
Robbery
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
$19,887
$30–48k
$19,229
$48–75k
$21,786
$75–110k
$23,619
$110k+
$23,578

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
$96,345

$21,786/year × about 4.4 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.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$15,222
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from Newberry College itself, averaging $15,222, 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 408 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)
$48,040
Typical debt at graduation
$26,805
Debt vs. one year's pay
56%
Out-earn a HS grad
55%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.6 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
$42,468
Men
$51,183

Men out-earn women by $8,715 (21%) 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
31°F
Annual rain
46.5″
Annual snow
1.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newberry, SC US station (0.4 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.