Colleges / Piedmont University
College · Private nonprofit · Demorest, GA · Town
PU

Piedmont University

Demorest, GA

Religious affiliation
Address1021 Central Ave, Demorest, GA 30535-0010
Websitewww.piedmont.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,117
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1129 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,117 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 $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$187k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$105k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.7k
Room & board
$13.1k
Books & supplies
$1,298

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans66%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr47%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out35%
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
1,117
Location
Demorest, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger 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
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White65%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International1%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$43k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 52

What you can study.

Colleges / Piedmont University
College · Private nonprofit · Demorest, GA · Town
PU

Piedmont University

Demorest, GA

Religious affiliation
Address1021 Central Ave, Demorest, GA 30535-0010
Websitewww.piedmont.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,117
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1129 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,117 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 $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$187k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$105k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.7k
Room & board
$13.1k
Books & supplies
$1,298

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans66%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr47%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out35%
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
1,117
Location
Demorest, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger 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
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White65%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International1%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$43k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 52

What you can study.