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Brevard College is a higher education institution located in Transylvania County, NC. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Brevard College were General Business Administration & Management (39 degrees awarded), Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (24 degrees), and General Health Services (17 degrees).
In 2024, 186 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Brevard College. 40.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 59.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (119 degrees), 4.96 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (24 degrees).
The median undergraduate tuition at Brevard College is $30,280, which is $2,102 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).
In 2023 the default rate for borrower's at Brevard College was 0.413%, corresponding to 1 out of the 242 total borrowers.
In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Brevard College is $30,280, which is $2,102 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).
After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $26,930.
In 2024, 100% of undergraduate students attending Brevard College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 69% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.
In 2024, the cost of tuition at Brevard College was $30,280. The cost of tuition at Brevard College is $2,102 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).
This chart compares the tuition costs of Brevard College (in red) with those of other similar universities.
In 2024 Brevard College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $26,930. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Brevard College grew by 0.0297%.
This chart compares the average net price of Brevard 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.
The average yearly cost of room and board at Brevard College was of $13,280 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 31.8% between 2023 and 2024.
During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.
This chart compares the average student costs at Brevard College (in red) with that of similar universities.
100% of undergraduate students at Brevard College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 1.01% with respect to 2023, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
This chart compares the average award discount at Brevard 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.
In 2023 the default rate for borrower's at Brevard College was 0.413%, which represents 1 out of the 242 total borrowers.
A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.
Brevard College received 2,699 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 4.53% annual growth. Out of those 2,699 applicants, 1,138 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 42.2% acceptance rate.
There were 875 students enrolled at Brevard College in 2024. 14% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.
Brevard College has an overall enrollment yield of 27.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.
In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Brevard College was 42.2% (1,138 admissions from 2,699 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 39.5%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 4.53%, while admissions grew by 11.6%.
This chart compares the acceptance rate of Brevard College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.
14% of enrolled first-time students at Brevard College in 2024 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.
Brevard College had a total enrollment of 875 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Brevard College is 861 students and the part-time enrollment is 14. This means that 98.4% of students enrolled at Brevard College are enrolled full-time.
The enrolled student population at Brevard College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 61.5% White, 16.3% Black or African American, 7.54% Hispanic or Latino, 5.71% Two or More Races, 0.686% Asian, 0.571% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.114% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.
Students enrolled at Brevard College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (35.1%), followed by White Female (27.8%) and Black or African American Male (12.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Male (30%), followed by White Male (22.9%) and White Female (22.9%).
The total enrollment at Brevard College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 875 students. The full-time enrollment at Brevard College is 861 and the part-time enrollment is 14. This means that 98.4% of students enrolled at Brevard 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 Brevard College (in red) compares to similar universities.
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 Brevard College was 62%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Brevard College had a retention rate lower than its peers.
This chart shows the retention rate over time at Brevard College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.
The enrolled student population at Brevard College is 61.5% White, 16.3% Black or African American, 7.54% Hispanic or Latino, 5.71% Two or More Races, 0.686% Asian, 0.571% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.114% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. 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.
Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 7 students (0.8%) did not report their race.
In 2024, 36 fewer women than men received degrees from Brevard College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Brevard College is white (119 degrees awarded). There were 4.96 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (24 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Brevard College is General Business Administration & Management (39 degrees awarded), followed by Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (24 degrees) and General Health Services (17 degrees).
In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Brevard College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (15 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees), and Protective Services (30 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Brevard College are Other managers (231,551 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (195,473 people), Police officers (153,396 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (150,882 people), and Secondary school teachers (140,536 people).
The most specialized majors at Brevard College in 2024 are Natural Resources & Conservation (15 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees), Protective Services (30 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees), and History (4 degrees) (as of 2024).
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Brevard College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists
The most specialized majors at Brevard College are Natural Resources & Conservation (15 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees), Protective Services (30 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees), and History (4 degrees) (as of 2024).
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Brevard College are Elementary & secondary schools (496,032 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (377,055 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (294,536 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (185,187 people), and Computer Systems Design (170,840 people).
The most specialized majors at Brevard College are Natural Resources & Conservation (15 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22 degrees), Protective Services (30 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees), and History (4 degrees) (as of 2024).
In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Brevard College was General Business Administration & Management with 39 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Brevard College according to their major.
In 2024, 111 degrees were awarded to men at Brevard College, which is 1.48 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (75).
This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Brevard College by degrees awarded.
In 2024, 30 degrees were awarded to men at Brevard College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 3.33 times more than the 9 female recipients with that same degree.
In 2024, 12 degrees were awarded to men at Brevard College in General Health Services, which is 2.4 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.
In 2024, 26% of students graduating from Brevard College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 36% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 36% 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.
The most common race/ethnicity at Brevard College is white (119 degrees awarded). There were 4.96 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (24 degrees).
0.538% of degree recipients (1 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Brevard College is white male (67 degrees awarded). There were 1.03 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (65 degrees).
Brevard College has an endowment valued at nearly $37M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.55M (4.17%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.
In 2024, Brevard College had a total salary expenditure of 23.7M. Brevard College employs 29 Assistant professors, 15 Associate professors and 8 Professors. Most academics at Brevard College are Male Assistant professor (17), Female Assistant professor (12), and Female Associate professor (8).
The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Brevard College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 36 employees, Management, with 31 employees, and Service with 28 employees.
Brevard College has an endowment valued at about $37M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Brevard College grew 9.99% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $12.4M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.
This line chart shows how the endowment at Brevard 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: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.
In 2024, Brevard College paid a median of $10.4M in salaries, which represents 43.8% of their overall expenditure ($23.7M) and a 5.7% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.79% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 5.36% growth between 2021 and 2022.
In 2024, Brevard College paid a total of $2.83M to 52 employees working as instructors, which represents 27.3% of all salaries paid.
This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.
In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Brevard College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 36 employees, Management with 31 employees, and Service with 28 employees.