Southeastern Baptist College
Private Community College in Laurel, MS. Six-year graduation rate 80%. Median 10-year earnings $26,946.
Students who entered Southeastern Baptist College reach a median of $26,946 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 80% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 80% — well above the national average
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 100% of applicants are accepted. The applicant pool is small at 35, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 60% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.
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 | — | 1 (5%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 5–7 | 20 (95%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 80% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 7:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 84 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 84 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $9,399 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($8,315 versus $7,653), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $3,478 on average.
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 · 24 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 | $8,315 |
| $30–48k | $8,070 |
| $48–75k | $7,583 |
| $75–110k | $8,153 |
| $110k+ | $7,653 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jones 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)