Andrew College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Andrew College

Andrew College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Cuthbert, Georgia (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 473 students of which 366 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. Andrew College is categorized as “14” 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 45.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,823, with published in-state tuition of $19,604 and a Pell grant recipient share of 66.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,533, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 30.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 40.0%. Graduates earn a median of $38,475 ten years after enrolling, compared with $30,337 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 30400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 39.3% 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.