unitid 140818 · Demorest, GA · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Piedmont University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,241
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,117
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
42%
undergrads on Pell grants
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
47%
finish within 150% time
32nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$46,801
49th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,599
after aid, aided students
40th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,130
after entry, Title IV students
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,416 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k24%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $42,869
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,700
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 145 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 72 | $78,610 | $29,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 61 | $62,998 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 38 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 31 | $46,086 | $30,026 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 21 | $61,411 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 18 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 18 | $60,250 | — |
| Biology, General. | 14 | $58,185 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 13 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 12 | $44,303 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 11 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.