Colleges / Averett University
College · Private nonprofit · Danville, VA · Town
AU

Averett University

Danville, VA

Religious affiliation
Address420 W Main St, Danville, VA 24541
Websitewww.averett.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate57%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,231
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 57% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1135 · ACT 20.

If you get in

1,231 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $53k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$214k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$92k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$122k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.5k
Room & board
$14.5k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,231
Location
Danville, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
AU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White49%
  • Black26%
  • International8%
  • Unknown6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.

Colleges / Averett University
College · Private nonprofit · Danville, VA · Town
AU

Averett University

Danville, VA

Religious affiliation
Address420 W Main St, Danville, VA 24541
Websitewww.averett.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate57%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,231
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 57% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1135 · ACT 20.

If you get in

1,231 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $53k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$214k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$92k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$122k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.5k
Room & board
$14.5k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,231
Location
Danville, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
AU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White49%
  • Black26%
  • International8%
  • Unknown6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.