North Greenville University
Private College in Tigerville, SC. Six-year graduation rate 55%. Median 10-year earnings $43,035.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,035 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 55%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $23,082, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 67% puts North Greenville University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 2,631 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. 32% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. 29% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 540–630 | 133 (29%) |
| SAT Math | 520–610 | |
| ACT Composite | 20–28 | 89 (20%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 55%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 72% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. At 13:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,708 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $21,346 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($18,947 versus $24,550), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 97% receive grants worth $18,574 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 56% take federal loans.
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 · 429 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 | $18,947 |
| $30–48k | $16,988 |
| $48–75k | $20,704 |
| $75–110k | $20,433 |
| $110k+ | $24,550 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 955 of these 1,708 students, totalling $6,117,554 — an average of $6,406 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Greenville 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)