Agnes Scott College

www.agnesscott.edu

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2020 Undergraduate Tuition

$43,920

3.68% growth from 2019

2020 Average Net Price

$21,816

After Financial Aid

2018 Student Loan

3.69%

Default Rate

2020 Acceptance Rate

67.5%

1,838 Applicants

2020 Enrolled Students

1,080

94.7% Full-Time

2020 Graduation Rate

72.4%

163 Graduates

About

Agnes Scott College is a higher education institution located in DeKalb County, GA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Agnes Scott College were General Psychology (25 degrees awarded), General Public Health (18 degrees), and General Biological Sciences (17 degrees).

In 2020, 270 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Agnes Scott College. 99.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 0.37% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (100 degrees), 1.35 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (74 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Agnes Scott College is $43,920, which is $15,520 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Baccalaureate Colleges

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Agnes Scott College is $43,920, which is $15,520 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,816.

In 2020, 97% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 57% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$43,920

2020 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2020, the cost of tuition at Agnes Scott College was $43,920. The cost of tuition at Agnes Scott College is $15,520 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

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

Average Net Price

$21,816

2020 Value

0.352%

1 Year Growth

In 2020 Agnes Scott College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,816. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of Agnes Scott College grew by 0.352%.

This chart compares the average net price of Agnes Scott 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.

Other Student Expenses

$7,585

Room and Board

$1,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Agnes Scott College was of $7,585 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of room and board increased by 2.29% between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Agnes Scott College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

97%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

57%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

97% of undergraduate students at Agnes Scott College received grants or loans in 2020. This represents a decline of 1.02% with respect to 2019, when 98% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Agnes Scott 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.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

3.69%

2018 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2018 the default rate for borrower's at Agnes Scott College was 3.69%, which represents 8 out of the 217 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.

Admissions

Agnes Scott College received 1,838 undergraduate applications in 2020, which represents a 4.97% annual growth. Out of those 1,838 applicants, 1,241 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 67.5% acceptance rate.

There were 1,080 students enrolled at Agnes Scott College in 2020, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Agnes Scott College has an overall enrollment yield of 22.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

67.5%

Acceptance Rate in 2020

1,241

Accepted Out of 1,838

In 2020, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Agnes Scott College was 67.5% (1,241 admissions from 1,838 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2019, which was 64.8%. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of applicants grew by 4.97%, while admissions grew by 9.34%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Agnes Scott College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Agnes Scott College in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Agnes Scott College has a total enrollment of 1,080 students. The full-time enrollment at Agnes Scott College is 1,023 students and the part-time enrollment is 57. This means that 94.7% of students enrolled at Agnes Scott College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Agnes Scott College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 35.3% Black or African American, 31.3% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.39% Two or More Races, 5.83% Asian, 0.37% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.185% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Agnes Scott College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Female (33.7%), followed by White Female (30.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (14.7%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Female (75%), followed by White Female (10%) and Black or African American Male (5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

94.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Agnes Scott College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,080 students. The full-time enrollment at Agnes Scott College is 1,023 and the part-time enrollment is 57. This means that 94.7% of students enrolled at Agnes Scott College are enrolled full-time compared with 80.1% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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

Retention Rate over Time

83%

2020 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 Agnes Scott College was 83%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Agnes Scott College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

Black or African American
381
White
338
Hispanic or Latino
152

The enrolled student population at Agnes Scott College is 35.3% Black or African American, 31.3% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.39% Two or More Races, 5.83% Asian, 0.37% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.185% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.8% White, 13.8% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

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, 37 students (3.43%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2020, 268 more women than men received degrees from Agnes Scott College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Agnes Scott College is white (100 degrees awarded). There were 1.35 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (74 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Agnes Scott College is General Psychology (25 degrees awarded), followed by General Public Health (18 degrees) and General Biological Sciences (17 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Agnes Scott College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Cultural & Gender Studies (10 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), and English (24 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Agnes Scott College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (208,783 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (166,671 people), Postsecondary teachers (149,442 people), Secondary school teachers (137,357 people), and Other managers (131,381 people).

The most specialized majors at Agnes Scott College are Cultural & Gender Studies (10 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), English (24 degrees), History (13 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (9 degrees).

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 Agnes Scott College are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Dentists, and Physicians

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 Agnes Scott College are Elementary & secondary schools (431,251 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (293,809 people), Legal services (164,195 people), Computer Systems Design (105,917 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (86,582 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common

General Psychology
25 degree-majorss awarded
General Public Health
18 degree-majorss awarded
General Biological Sciences
17 degree-majorss awarded

In 2020, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Agnes Scott College was General Psychology with 25 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2020

269

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2020

In 2020, 1 degrees were awarded to men at Agnes Scott College, which is 0.00372 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (269).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2020, 1 degrees were awarded to men at Agnes Scott College in Digital Communication & Multimedia, which is 0.0455 times less than the 22 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2020, 25 degrees were awarded to women at Agnes Scott College in General Psychology, which is Infinityk times more than the 0 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

64%

100% Completion Time

69%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 64% of students graduating from Agnes Scott College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 69% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 69% 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.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (81.3%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Agnes Scott College is Female and Asian (81.3% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.613% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
100 degrees awarded
Black or African American
74 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
28 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Agnes Scott College is white (100 degrees awarded). There were 1.35 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (74 degrees).

2.96% of degree recipients (8 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic

White Female
100 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
73 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
28 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Agnes Scott College is white female (100 degrees awarded). There were 1.37 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american female (73 degrees).

Operations

Agnes Scott College has an endowment valued at nearly $205M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $4.51M (2.2%), compared to the 2.06% average return ($820k on $39.8M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2020, Agnes Scott College had a total salary expenditure of $59.5M. Agnes Scott College employs 40 Professors, 20 Associate professors, and 14 Assistant professors. Most academics at Agnes Scott College are Female Professors (23), Male Professors(17), and Female Associate professors (16).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Agnes Scott College are: Service, with 40 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 37 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 34 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$205M

2020 Endowment

5.68%

decline from 2019

Agnes Scott College has an endowment valued at about $205M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of Agnes Scott College declined 5.68% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $165M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Agnes Scott 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.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$210k - Federal
$0 - State
$0 - Local

As of 2020, Agnes Scott College received $210k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$24.5M

2020 Salaries

10.3%

growth from 2019

In 2020, Agnes Scott College paid a median of $24.5M in salaries, which represents 41.2% of their overall expenditure ($59.5M) and a 10.3% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.0781% growth from 2018 and a 4.39% decline from 2017.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.4M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$7.32M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2020, Agnes Scott College paid a total of $7.32M to 87 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.78M (31%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

40 Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

40 Employees

In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at Agnes Scott College were Professor with 40 employees; Associate professor with 20 employees; and Associate professor with 14 employees.

In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Agnes Scott College were Service with 40 employees; Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 37 employees; and Business and Financial Operations with 34 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic

Female Professor
Male Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Agnes Scott College was Female Professor with 23 employees, Male Professor with 17 employees, and Female Associate professor with 16 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Agnes Scott College.

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