Southeastern Baptist College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southeastern Baptist College

Southeastern Baptist College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Laurel, Mississippi (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 93 students of which 99 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. Southeastern Baptist College is categorized as “23” 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 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,138, with published in-state tuition of $7,425 and a Pell grant recipient share of 54.8%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 82.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.0%. Graduates earn a median of $26,946 ten years after enrolling. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.