Anderson University

Anderson University is a private nonprofit college in Anderson, SC. Its average net price is $24,068 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$20,877
$30,001 to $48,000$19,497
$48,001 to $75,000$18,976
$75,001 to $110,000$24,052
$110,001 and up$27,716
$36,360Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$36,360Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$24,068Average Net Price
$13,216Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$600Books and Supplies
$4,818Other Expenses
25.6%Students on Pell Grants
39.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

54.7%Acceptance Rate
560 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
540 to 630SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$45,994
8 years after entry$49,775
10 years after entry$51,191
71.7%Graduation Rate
81.9%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Anderson, SCLocation
Small citySetting
3,183Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,135 Small program - rough guide n=70$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=71
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=34
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Gerontology$42,094 National median for this major n=204Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$52,393 National median for this major n=796Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Interior Architecture$49,118 National median for this major n=692Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,437 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$78,656 n=128$23,150 n=102
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=50
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Systems Engineering$82,292 National median for this major n=529Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$41,199 Small program - rough guide n=38$23,064 Small program - rough guide n=38
Teaching$42,008 n=100$26,950 Small program - rough guide n=87
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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