Anderson University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Anderson University

Anderson University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 3,183 students of which 3,706 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. Anderson University is categorized as “18” 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 54.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,202. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,544, with published in-state tuition of $34,970 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,700, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.9%. Graduates earn a median of $42,101 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,073 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 113900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.9% 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.