Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC503 South Broad Street, Clinton, SC 29325
864-833-2820
Founded in 1880, Presbyterian College is a private, liberal arts college located in Clinton, South Carolina. The college offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a number of extracurricular activities and organizations.
Presbyterian College was founded by the Rev. William Plumer Jacobs, who also served as its first president. The college was originally located in Clinton, South Carolina, and was known as Clinton College. In 1889, the college moved to its current location in nearby Clinton, and was renamed Presbyterian College.
The college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and its campus features a number of buildings and monuments of historical significance. The most notable of these is the Plumer Jacobs Administration Building, which was built in 1892 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Presbyterian College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The college's athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I, and are members of the Big South Conference. The college's mascot is the Blue Hose, and its school colors are blue and white.
Presbyterian College offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a number of extracurricular activities and organizations. The college's most popular majors include business, education, and psychology. Presbyterian College also has a strong reputation for its nursing and medical programs.
The college's campus is located in Clinton, South Carolina, a town of about 8,000 people. Clinton is located in Laurens County, which is in the upstate region of South Carolina. The town is about an hour's drive from both Charlotte, North Carolina, and Greenville, South Carolina.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1309
Acceptance Rate: 70.83%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.presby.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.presby.edu/admissions/tuition-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $54930
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $54930
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Presbyterian College is $194901.61. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Presbyterian College. For graduates of Presbyterian College, we saw an average early-career income of $53300.00 and mid-career income of $93600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.