Newberry College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$27,850

3.15% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$21,943

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

89.8%

4,683 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

1,536

96.1% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

45.1%

167 Graduates

About

Newberry College is a higher education institution located in Newberry County, SC. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Newberry College were General Business Administration & Management (38 degrees awarded), Sport & Fitness Management (25 degrees), and Registered Nursing (23 degrees).

In 2024, 277 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Newberry College. 49.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 50.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (129 degrees), 1.63 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (79 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Newberry College is $27,850, which is $−328 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Newberry College is $27,850, which is $328 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,943.

In 2024, 99% of undergraduate students attending Newberry College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 73% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$27,850

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Newberry College was $27,850. The cost of tuition at Newberry College is $−328 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Newberry College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$21,943

2024 Value

4.78%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Newberry College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,943. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Newberry College grew by 4.78%.

This chart compares the average net price of Newberry College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$10,678

Room and Board

$900

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Newberry College was of $10,678 in 2024. The cost of room and board decreased by 4.43% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $900. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Newberry College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

99%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

73%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

99% of undergraduate students at Newberry College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2023, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Newberry College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Newberry College received 4,683 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 9.7% annual growth. Out of those 4,683 applicants, 4,205 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 89.8% acceptance rate.

There were 1,536 students enrolled at Newberry College in 2024. 5% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Newberry College has an overall enrollment yield of 10.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

89.8%

Acceptance Rate in 2024

4,205

Accepted Out of 4,683

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Newberry College was 89.8% (4,205 admissions from 4,683 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 74.8%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 9.7%, while admissions grew by 31.7%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Newberry College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

Submission Percentage (2023)

Scores Submitted (2023)

5% of enrolled first-time students at Newberry College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Newberry College had a total enrollment of 1,536 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Newberry College is 1,476 students and the part-time enrollment is 60. This means that 96.1% of students enrolled at Newberry College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Newberry College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 51.8% White, 35% Black or African American, 1.76% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.911% Asian, and 0.195% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Newberry College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (27.2%), followed by White Male (23%) and Black or African American Male (19.7%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (30%), followed by Black or African American Male (24%) and White Female (14%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

96.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Newberry College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,536 students. The full-time enrollment at Newberry College is 1,476 and the part-time enrollment is 60. This means that 96.1% of students enrolled at Newberry College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Newberry College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

69%

2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Newberry College was 69%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Newberry College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Newberry College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
796 enrolled students
Black or African American
537 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
27 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Newberry College is 51.8% White, 35% Black or African American, 1.76% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.911% Asian, and 0.195% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 97 students (6.32%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2024, 5 fewer women than men received degrees from Newberry College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Newberry College is white (129 degrees awarded). There were 1.63 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (79 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Newberry College is General Business Administration & Management (38 degrees awarded), followed by Sport & Fitness Management (25 degrees) and Registered Nursing (23 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Newberry College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (54 degrees awarded), Protective Services (18 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Newberry College are Physicians (433,459 people), Other managers (308,968 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (242,119 people), Postsecondary teachers (206,609 people), and Secondary school teachers (185,736 people).

The most specialized majors at Newberry College in 2024 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (54 degrees awarded), Protective Services (18 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees), Biology (20 degrees), and History (3 degrees) (as of 2024).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Newberry College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Newberry College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (54 degrees awarded), Protective Services (18 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees), Biology (20 degrees), and History (3 degrees) (as of 2024).

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Newberry College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (644,563 people), Elementary & secondary schools (623,735 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (533,575 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (399,111 people), and Offices of physicians (224,157 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Newberry College.

Most Common (2024)

General Business Administration & Management
38 degrees awarded
Sport & Fitness Management
25 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
23 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Newberry College was General Business Administration & Management with 38 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Newberry College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

141

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

136

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 141 degrees were awarded to men at Newberry College, which is 1.04 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (136).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Newberry College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 33 degrees were awarded to men at Newberry College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 6.6 times more than the 5 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 18 degrees were awarded to men at Newberry College in Registered Nursing, which is 3.6 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

35%

100% Completion Time

49%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 35% of students graduating from Newberry College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 49% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 49% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (59%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Newberry College is Female and White (59% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
129 degrees awarded
Black or African American
79 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
12 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Newberry College is white (129 degrees awarded). There were 1.63 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (79 degrees).

6.14% of degree recipients (17 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Female
91 degrees awarded
White Female
88 degrees awarded
White Female
88 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Newberry College is white female (91 degrees awarded). There were 1.03 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (88 degrees).

Operations

Newberry College has an endowment valued at nearly $21.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.17M (10.2%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2024, Newberry College had a total salary expenditure of 42.9M. Newberry College employs 33 Assistant professors, 17 Associate professors and 15 Professors. Most academics at Newberry College are Male Assistant professor (17), Female Assistant professor (16), and Male Professor (11).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Newberry College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 56 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 30 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 17 employees.

Endowment

$21.2M

2024 Endowment

7.87%

growth from 2023

Newberry College has an endowment valued at about $21.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Newberry College grew 7.87% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $28.2M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Newberry College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$14.6M

2024 Salaries

7.08%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Newberry College paid a median of $14.6M in salaries, which represents 34.2% of their overall expenditure ($42.9M) and a 7.08% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.68% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 4.23% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$4.91M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Newberry College paid a total of $4.91M to 73 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Newberry College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 56 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 30 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 17 employees.

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