Paine College

Paine College is a private nonprofit college in Augusta, GA. Its average net price is $16,407 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$16,459
$30,001 to $48,000$15,925
$48,001 to $75,000$16,199
$75,001 to $110,000$17,427
$110,001 and up$16,146
$15,357Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,357Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,407Average Net Price
$8,511Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,500Books and Supplies
$3,024Other Expenses
79.2%Students on Pell Grants
78.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.4%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$31,237
8 years after entry$35,138
10 years after entry$37,183
5.9%Graduation Rate
53.6%Retention Rate
$32,026Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Augusta, GALocation
Midsize citySetting
388Undergraduate 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
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not 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=55,154Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not 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
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published

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