Allen University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Allen University

Allen University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 576 students of which 738 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Allen University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,972, with published in-state tuition of $14,304 and a Pell grant recipient share of 76.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $34,290, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 13.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 45.0%. Graduates earn a median of $30,497 ten years after enrolling, compared with $23,889 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 65100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 25.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.