Private nonprofit · College

Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College

Wendell, North Carolina · Fringe rural

Admit rate
$12,602
Avg net price
42%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Wendell, North Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 64 undergraduates. It has a Free Will Baptist Church religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 64 undergradsFringe ruralCold winters

About Wendell, North Carolina

Wendell is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. Incorporated in 1903, Wendell was settled in the 1850s, when farmers in Granville County were victims of a blight that came to be known as the Granville County Wilt. Their tobacco crops failed, and they chose to move to a new location with more fertile land for their crops. Future additions include the Buffalo Creek Greenway, Main Street Greenway, Main Street Park, Carver Community Center at Pleasant Grove and smaller parks as part of neighborhood or commercial developments. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
13 miles to Raleigh, NC
To the ocean
79 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Raleigh-Durham (RDU) · major hub

How Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College compares

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 25% · #42 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention81%

Higher than 65%

Average net price$12,602

Cheaper than 82% · #8 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment64

Larger than 5%

Percentiles compare Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White97%
  • Other or multiracial3.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
64
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
Students over 25
9%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,904

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$11,739
Room & board
$5,280
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$21,203
Average net price
$12,602

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)
42%
Graduated on time (4 years)
25%
First-year retention
81%
Transferred to another college
8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
19%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
120
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$2,660
Meal plan (year)
$2,250
Application fee
Free

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%.

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
$11,086
$30–48k
$11,469
$48–75k
$12,766
$75–110k
$110k+
$16,703

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
$58,725

$12,766/year × about 4.6 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
$4,633
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,633. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

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 21 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
52.1″
Annual snow
3.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clayton Wtp, NC US station (11.3 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.