Patrick Henry College

https://www.phc.edu

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$28,400

2024 Average Net Price

$25,869

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

77.4%

266 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

425

88.2% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

73.9%

65 Graduates

Enrollment

Patrick Henry College had a total enrollment of 425 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Patrick Henry College is 375 students and the part-time enrollment is 50. This means that 88.2% of students enrolled at Patrick Henry College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Patrick Henry College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 58.6% White, 5.41% Asian, 5.18% Hispanic or Latino, 1.65% Black or African American, 0.941% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.235% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Patrick Henry College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (31.7%), followed by White Female (24.8%) and Asian Male (3.15%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

88.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Patrick Henry College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 425 students. The full-time enrollment at Patrick Henry College is 375 and the part-time enrollment is 50. This means that 88.2% of students enrolled at Patrick Henry 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 Patrick Henry College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

88%

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 Patrick Henry College was 88%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Patrick Henry College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
249 enrolled students
Asian
23 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
22 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Patrick Henry College is 58.6% White, 5.41% Asian, 5.18% Hispanic or Latino, 1.65% Black or African American, 0.941% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.235% 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 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Graduates

In 2024, 9 more women than men received degrees from Patrick Henry College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Patrick Henry College is white (49 degrees awarded). There were 5.44 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (9 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Patrick Henry College is General Political Science & Government (27 degrees awarded), followed by Business & Managerial Economics (14 degrees) and Strategic Intelligence (10 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Patrick Henry College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Applied Sciences (10 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (27 degrees), and English (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 Patrick Henry College are Other managers (1,148,673 people), Accountants & auditors (1,107,443 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (673,414 people), Financial managers (653,576 people), and Chief executives & legislators (586,042 people).

The most specialized majors at Patrick Henry College in 2024 are Applied Sciences (10 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (27 degrees), English (6 degrees), History (2 degrees), and Communications (6 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 Patrick Henry College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Patrick Henry College are Applied Sciences (10 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (27 degrees), English (6 degrees), History (2 degrees), and Communications (6 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 Patrick Henry College are Elementary & secondary schools (1,252,167 people), Computer Systems Design (899,659 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (872,615 people), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (633,159 people), and Banking & related activities (605,814 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2024)

General Political Science & Government
27 degrees awarded
Business & Managerial Economics
14 degrees awarded
Strategic Intelligence
10 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Patrick Henry College was General Political Science & Government with 27 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 31 degrees were awarded to men at Patrick Henry College, which is 0.775 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (40).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 13 degrees were awarded to men at Patrick Henry College in General Political Science & Government, which is 0.929 times less than the 14 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 14 degrees were awarded to men at Patrick Henry College in General Political Science & Government, which is 1.08 times more than the 13 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

59%

100% Completion Time

65%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 59% of students graduating from Patrick Henry College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 65% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 65% 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)

White
49 degrees awarded
Asian
9 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Patrick Henry College is white (49 degrees awarded). There were 5.44 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (9 degrees).

11.3% of degree recipients (8 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Male
39 degrees awarded
White Female
31 degrees awarded
White Male
30 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Patrick Henry College is white male (39 degrees awarded). There were 1.26 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (31 degrees).

Operations

Patrick Henry College has an endowment valued at nearly $3.24M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 475k (14.7%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2024, Patrick Henry College had a total salary expenditure of 14.3M. Patrick Henry College employs 8 Professors, 6 Associate professors and 3 Assistant professors. Most academics at Patrick Henry College are Male Professor (8), Female Associate professor (3), and Male Assistant professor (3).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Patrick Henry College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 11 employees, Management, with 10 employees, and Service with 5 employees.

Endowment

$3.24M

2024 Endowment

16.9%

growth from 2023

Patrick Henry College has an endowment valued at about $3.24M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Patrick Henry College grew 16.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $46.2M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Patrick Henry 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

$5.8M

2024 Salaries

4.53%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Patrick Henry College paid a median of $5.8M in salaries, which represents 40.7% of their overall expenditure ($14.3M) and a 4.53% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.92% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 1.01% decline between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$1.5M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Patrick Henry College paid a total of $1.5M to 17 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.8% 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 Patrick Henry College were Office and Administrative Support with 11 employees, Management with 10 employees, and Service with 5 employees.

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Graduates

Common Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Common Industries by Major

Majors Awarded

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Most Common Male Majors

Most Common Female Majors

Time to Complete

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Operations

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Salary Expenditure

Instructional Salaries

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