Paine College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$12,706

2024 Average Net Price

$15,935

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

95.4%

3,105 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

390

91% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

11.9%

24 Graduates

About

Paine College is a higher education institution located in Richmond County, GA. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Paine College were General Business Administration & Management (9 degrees awarded), General Biological Sciences (8 degrees), and Sociology (6 degrees).

In 2024, 31 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Paine College. 67.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 32.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was black or african american (27 degrees), 13.5 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (2 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Paine College is $12,706, which is $−15,472 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Paine College is $12,706, which is $15,472 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $15,935.

In 2024, 97% of undergraduate students attending Paine College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 76% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$12,706

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Paine College was $12,706. The cost of tuition at Paine College is $−15,472 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Paine College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$15,935

2024 Value

6.53%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Paine College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $15,935. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Paine College grew by 6.53%.

This chart compares the average net price of Paine College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Financial Aid by Income Level

97%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

76%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

97% of undergraduate students at Paine College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 2.02% with respect to 2023, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Paine College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Paine College received 3,105 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 37.8% annual growth. Out of those 3,105 applicants, 2,963 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 95.4% acceptance rate.

There were 390 students enrolled at Paine College in 2024. 55% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Paine College has an overall enrollment yield of 3.58%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

95.4%

Acceptance Rate in 2024

2,963

Accepted Out of 3,105

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Paine College was 95.4% (2,963 admissions from 3,105 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 83.4%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 37.8%, while admissions grew by 57.8%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Paine College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

55%

Submission Percentage (2020)

Scores Submitted (2020)

55% of enrolled first-time students at Paine College in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Paine College had a total enrollment of 390 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Paine College is 355 students and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 91% of students enrolled at Paine College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Paine College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 95.1% Black or African American and 4.87% Hispanic or Latino.

Students enrolled at Paine College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Female (52.8%), followed by Black or African American Male (37.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (2.73%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

91%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Paine College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 390 students. The full-time enrollment at Paine College is 355 and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 91% of students enrolled at Paine College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Paine College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

54%

2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Paine College was 54%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Paine College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Paine College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

Black or African American
371 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
19 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Paine College is 95.1% Black or African American and 4.87% Hispanic or Latino. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Graduates

In 2024, 11 more women than men received degrees from Paine College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Paine College is black or african american (27 degrees awarded). There were 13.5 times more black or african american recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (2 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Paine College is General Business Administration & Management (9 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (8 degrees) and Sociology (6 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Paine College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (2 degrees awarded), Biology (8 degrees), and Social Sciences (6 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Paine College are Other managers (592,272 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (532,635 people), Physicians (484,327 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (378,692 people), and Postsecondary teachers (307,227 people).

The most specialized majors at Paine College in 2024 are History (2 degrees awarded), Biology (8 degrees), Social Sciences (6 degrees), Communications (2 degrees), and Psychology (4 degrees) (as of 2024).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Paine College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Paine College are History (2 degrees awarded), Biology (8 degrees), Social Sciences (6 degrees), Communications (2 degrees), and Psychology (4 degrees) (as of 2024).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Paine College are Elementary & secondary schools (1,061,104 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (847,724 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (833,394 people), Computer Systems Design (442,597 people), and Legal services (439,079 people).

The most specialized majors at Paine College are History (2 degrees awarded), Biology (8 degrees), Social Sciences (6 degrees), Communications (2 degrees), and Psychology (4 degrees) (as of 2024).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Paine College.

Most Common (2024)

General Business Administration & Management
9 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
8 degrees awarded
Sociology
6 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Paine College was General Business Administration & Management with 9 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Paine College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 10 degrees were awarded to men at Paine College, which is 0.476 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (21).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Paine College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 6 degrees were awarded to men at Paine College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 2 times more than the 3 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 6 degrees were awarded to men at Paine College in General Biological Sciences, which is 3 times more than the 2 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

18%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 3% of students graduating from Paine College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 18% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 24% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

Black or African American
27 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
2 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Paine College is black or african american (27 degrees awarded). There were 13.5 times more black or african american recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (2 degrees).

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

Black or African American Female
71 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
62 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
60 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Paine College is black or african american female (71 degrees awarded). There were 1.15 times more black or african american female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american female (62 degrees).

Operations

Paine College has an endowment valued at nearly $11.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 974k (8.37%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2024, Paine College had a total salary expenditure of 13.9M. Paine College employs 10 Assistant professors, 7 Instructors and 2 Professors. Most academics at Paine College are Female Assistant professor (5), Male Assistant professor (5), and Female Instructor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Paine College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 20 employees, Management, with 11 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 9 employees.

Endowment

$11.6M

2024 Endowment

2.14%

decline from 2023

Paine College has an endowment valued at about $11.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Paine College declined 2.14% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $37.8M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Paine College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$4.22M

2024 Salaries

3.44%

decline from 2023

In 2024, Paine College paid a median of $4.22M in salaries, which represents 30.4% of their overall expenditure ($13.9M) and a 3.44% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 13.1% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 36.3% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$732k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Paine College paid a total of $732k to 20 employees working as instructors, which represents 17.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Paine College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 20 employees, Management with 11 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 9 employees.

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