Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,706 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 65%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,532per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 50%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $44,35110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Founded in 1869, Claflin University is South Carolina's first and oldest historically Black college or university.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 65%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Claflin University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
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
- $16,532full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $33,874sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $19,075Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 75%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $44,35110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,706Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 75%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 32%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Newberry College Newberry, SC — admits 90%
- Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC — admits 96%
- Columbia College Columbia, SC — admits 94%
- Benedict College Columbia, SC — admits 96%
Also worth a look
- North Greenville University Tigerville, SC — admits 67%
- Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX — admits 69%
- Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA — admits 64%
- North Park University Chicago, IL — admits 69%
- Millikin University Decatur, IL — admits 67%
- Bob Jones University Greenville, SC
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Claflin 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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