North Greenville University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for North Greenville University

North Greenville University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Tigerville, South Carolina (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,819 students of which 2,176 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. North Greenville University is categorized as “20” 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 66.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,156 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,063, with published in-state tuition of $25,800 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,082, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.5%. Graduates earn a median of $43,035 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,173 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 89200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 52.0% 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.