Colleges / Newberry College
College · Private nonprofit · Newberry, SC · Town
NC

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

Religious affiliation
Address2100 College St, Newberry, SC 29108
Websitewww.newberry.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,479
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 19.

If you get in

1,479 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 $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$186k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$87k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$99k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.1k
Room & board
$13.5k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans73%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out32%
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
1,479
Location
Newberry, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
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
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White52%
  • Black35%
  • Unknown6%
  • International3%
  • Hispanic2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.

Colleges / Newberry College
College · Private nonprofit · Newberry, SC · Town
NC

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

Religious affiliation
Address2100 College St, Newberry, SC 29108
Websitewww.newberry.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,479
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 19.

If you get in

1,479 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 $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$186k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$87k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$99k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.1k
Room & board
$13.5k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans73%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out32%
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
1,479
Location
Newberry, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
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
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White52%
  • Black35%
  • Unknown6%
  • International3%
  • Hispanic2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.