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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,536 undergrads, where 62% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−37% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.37

Diversity index vs. every college0.37
0.37
← 0.00higher than 17% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients62%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students41%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college62%
62%
← 0%higher than 91% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,536undergrads
Compared to every college1.5K
1.5K
← 19larger than 50% of 1,89337.8K →

6% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 50% take some

Where first-years come from

390 first-time students

39% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 60% are from South Carolina. More from other states than at 69% of colleges.

  • In-state (South Carolina)60%
  • Other states39%
  • Abroad1.0%

Top home states

  1. South Carolina(home state)60% 234
  2. Georgia19% 73
  3. Florida6.2% 24
  4. North Carolina3.6% 14
  5. Texas1.3% 5

From 21 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

147

new transfer students, 27% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 53% of colleges.

144 full-time, 3 part-time.

Going on to another college

32%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 272 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

3.2% of undergrads study part-time.

Men49%
National median: 44%Above typical

51% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students3.2%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older7.1%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 1,689 students.

Housing

Beds

1,689

Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 20 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division II · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Baptist

Other Baptist colleges

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)