unitid 217776 · Central, SC · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (midsize)
Southern Wesleyan University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,335
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
100%
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
747
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
43%
undergrads on Pell grants
69th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
52%
finish within 150% time
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$39,914
37th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,464
after aid, aided students
21st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,756
after entry, Title IV students
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st 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 $14,084 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
- 0-30k31%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k18%
- 110k+15%
- Median family income
- $37,260
- First-generation students
- 39%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,800
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.8× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 57 | $59,748 | $40,323 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 24 | — | $39,792 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 21 | — | — |
| Human Services, General. | 18 | $37,793 | $41,027 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 17 | $64,054 | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 15 | — | $22,012 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other. | 14 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 13 | — | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 12 | — | $25,725 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 12 | $72,496 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 10 | $51,046 | — |
| Criminology. | 9 | — | $25,000 |
— 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.