Claflin University

Claflin University is a private nonprofit college in Orangeburg, SC. Its average net price is $16,532 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$15,501
$30,001 to $48,000$16,939
$48,001 to $75,000$19,186
$75,001 to $110,000$20,238
$110,001 and up$26,479
$19,075Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$19,075Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,532Average Net Price
$9,954Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$950Books and Supplies
$5,250Other Expenses
74.6%Students on Pell Grants
73.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

64.9%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$35,453
8 years after entry$38,981
10 years after entry$44,351
47.0%Graduation Rate
75.5%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Orangeburg, SCLocation
Distant townSetting
1,706Undergraduate 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
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not 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=68,911$33,308 Small program - rough guide n=44
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$36,967 Small program - rough guide n=39$30,516 Small program - rough guide n=50
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not 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
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not 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
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$60,050 National median for this major n=1,019Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not 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$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not 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
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$28,357 National median for this major n=160Not published
Psychology$31,510 Small program - rough guide n=60$33,750 n=109
Registered Nursing$89,384 Small program - rough guide n=37$33,017 Small program - rough guide n=56
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not 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$31,500 Small program - rough guide n=44
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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