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Paine College Data & Information Overview

52% Acceptance Rate
24% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Paine College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Paine College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Paine College?

52% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Paine College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 52%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

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Paine College Faculty

8 to 1 Student to Faculty
77% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Paine College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Paine College is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  77 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Paine College

63% Freshmen Retention
7% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Paine College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Paine College is 7%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  7 out of 100
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Paine College Undergraduate Student Diversity

155 Full-Time Undergraduates
98.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 189 undergraduates at Paine College with 155 being full-time and 34 being part-time.

How Much Does Paine College Cost?

$14,699 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
$20,276 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Paine College is $14,699. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Paine College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,185 $13,492 $15,658 $22,354 $11,624

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Paine College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Paine College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,069 a year. That adds up to $20,276 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Paine College is 24.0%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Paine College Graduates Make?

$31,714 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Paine College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $31,714 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 25% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Paine College

Georgia State
155 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Augusta, Georgia, Paine College is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Augusta makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Paine College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1235 15Th St, Augusta, GA 30901-3182
Phone: 706-821-8200
Website: www.paine.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaineCollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaineCollege

Paine College Majors

11 Majors With Completions
20 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 10 NA
Sociology 3 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 2 NA
History 2 NA
General Psychology 2 NA
Communication & Media Studies 1 NA
General Biology 0 NA
Mathematics 0 NA
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 NA
Chemistry 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Paine College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

This is a decrease from the 189 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at Paine College.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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