Coker University
Private College in Hartsville, SC. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $40,117.
Students who entered Coker University reach a median of $40,117 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 40% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates carry a median of $26,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.65 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 94% of applicants are accepted. The applicant pool is small at 993, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 23% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 40% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential. 69% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. With 51% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 810 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,823 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $16,789 at $0–30k against $24,160 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 94% of students receive it, averaging $24,717. 62% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 171 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,789 |
| $30–48k | $15,138 |
| $48–75k | $18,227 |
| $75–110k | $24,421 |
| $110k+ | $24,160 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 500 of these 810 students, totalling $3,636,259 — an average of $7,273 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Darlington County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)