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Claflin University Overview

Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Claflin University is a private not-for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Orangeburg draws many to the area.

What Is Claflin University Known For?

343 Undergraduate Awards
$21,206 Avg Cost After Aid
78% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Claflin is the master's degree.
  • In a recent academic period74% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Claflin University?

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Contact details for Claflin are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 400 Magnolia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115-4498
Phone: 803-535-5000
Website: www.claflin.edu

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How Do I Get Into Claflin?

You can apply to Claflin online at: my.claflin.edu/ics/Admissions/

Admission Requirements for Claflin

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Claflin?

78% Acceptance Rate
71% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Claflin University is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Can I Afford Claflin University?

$21,206 Net Price
76% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Claflin is $21,206. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Claflin, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $6,417 a year. That adds up to $25,668 over four years for those students.

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Claflin University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,806 Full-Time Undergraduates
71% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,969 undergraduate students at Claflin, with 1,806 being full-time and 163 being part-time.

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There are also 79 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,806 full-time undergraduates at Claflin, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Claflin University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 1,671
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 23
International Students 45
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Claflin University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Claflin. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Panama, Nigeria, and Mexico.

Claflin University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Psychology 51 0 51
Nursing 39 8 47
Criminal Justice & Corrections 30 4 34
Health & Physical Education 30 0 30
Business Administration & Management 12 14 26
General Biology 22 0 22
Communication & Media Studies 21 0 21
Human Resource Management 16 0 16
Fine & Studio Arts 16 0 16
Marketing 12 0 12
Teacher Education Grade Specific 10 0 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 9 0 9
Sociology 8 0 8
Other Business, Management & Marketing 7 0 7
Educational Administration 7 0 7
Computer Science 6 0 6
Teacher Education Subject Specific 6 0 6
General English Literature 6 0 6
History 6 0 6
Chemistry 5 0 5
Political Science & Government 5 0 5
Biotechnology 2 2 4
Computer Engineering 4 0 4
Ethnic Studies 4 0 4
Mathematics 4 0 4
Accounting 2 0 2
Curriculum & Instruction 0 2 2
Natural Resources Conservation 2 0 2
Management Information Systems 1 0 1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0
TOTAL 343 30 373

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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