unitid 217873 · Orangeburg, SC · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Claflin University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,097
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
65%
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,706
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
73%
undergrads on Pell grants
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
52%
finish within 150% time
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$33,530
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,800
after aid, aided students
27th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,304
after entry, Title IV students
18th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$29,000
97th 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 $16,354 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
- 0-30k54%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $25,694
- First-generation students
- 32%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,282
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.4× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 51 | $39,003 | $33,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 39 | — | $23,819 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 30 | $31,797 | $35,425 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 30 | $38,694 | $37,009 |
| Biology, General. | 22 | $41,239 | $29,650 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 21 | $41,925 | $31,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 16 | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 16 | $36,485 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 14 | $40,175 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | $51,544 | $34,445 |
| Marketing. | 12 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 10 | — | $37,377 |
— 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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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.