Anderson University
Anderson, South Carolina
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 3,183 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 55%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,068per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 69%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,19110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Journey is the Anderson University Program that is equivalent to Chapel, and each student in the traditional four year academic program will need to successfully pass eight semesters of The Journey program in order to meet graduation requirements.
Source: Campus Worship - Journey Program - Anderson University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 55%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1100–1280Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $24,068full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $52,108sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $36,360Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 69%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,19110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,183Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 26%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 25%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC — admits 96%
- St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY — admits 72%
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ — admits 77%
- Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY — admits 82%
Also worth a look
- Wofford College Spartanburg, SC — admits 52%
- Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH — admits 58%
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL — admits 55%
- Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX — admits 56%
- North Greenville University Tigerville, SC — admits 67%
- St Olaf College Northfield, MN — admits 48%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Anderson University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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