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Allen University

Columbia, SCQuad's selectivityOpen
Known forEconomic diversityFirst-gen friendlyLow average cost
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Admissions · Fall 2024

7 in 10 applicants admitted

Allen admits about 7 in 10 applicants (73%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 58% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

73%

73%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

3,529

Admitted

2,560

Yield

6%

of admits enroll

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 576 undergrads, where 77% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

576

undergrads · larger than 23% of colleges

Diversity index

0.15

Pell Grant

77%

above the median

First generation

51%

above the median

Midsize cityNCAA D-II · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTC
More diverse · index 0.02 → 0.15 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (28% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 49% of faculty are full-time. Spends $4,373 a year on instruction per student.

12 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 59% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

28% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$45.5K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

49%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$4.4K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $14,147 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $10.1K less than the national median. The 97% who received grants paid $11,182 on average; the other 3% paid the full sticker price of $26,696.

47%

$14.1K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $10.1K below the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$26,696 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
9.9% · avg $12K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Generous

grants cover 47% of full price

Federal loans

80%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost falling · −21% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $30,497 ten years after enrolling, more than at 3% of colleges; 18% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 1.9 years of that salary.

18%

18%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$30.5K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$34.3K

≈ $364/month for 10 years

Retention

45%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 28% → 13% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price held about steady after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 21%, because grants grew faster.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −21% after inflation

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.02 → 0.15

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 217624 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything