Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
1,900,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation
256 (70%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,337
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
42%
From Region
29%
Athletes
26.5%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
81%
International
3%
Native American
1%
White
1%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%
Mixed
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 38.1% 38.1%
2012 Men: 38.3% 38.3%
2013 Men: 40.5% 40.5%
2014 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2015 Men: 44.6% 44.6%
2016 Men: 42.4% 42.4%
2017 Men: 39.5% 39.5%
2018 Men: 43.4% 43.4%
2019 Men: 48.2% 48.2%
2020 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
2021 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2022 Men: 54.1% 54.1%
2023 Men: 51.6% 51.6%
2024 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2019 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Black: 99.2% 99.2%
2013 Black: 98.2% 98.2%
2014 Black: 99.1% 99.1%
2015 Black: 97.2% 97.2%
2016 Black: 86.9% 86.9%
2017 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2018 Black: 61.9% 61.9%
2019 Black: 79.3% 79.3%
2020 Black: 77.2% 77.2%
2021 Black: 88.3% 88.3%
2022 Black: 89.4% 89.4%
2023 Black: 79.8% 79.8%
2024 Black: 81.3% 81.3%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2017 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2018 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2019 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2020 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2021 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2022 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2023 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2024 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2011 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 White: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 White: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 White: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 White: 0.8% 0.8%
2019 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 White: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 White: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 White: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 White: 2.0% 2.0%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 International: 9.5% 9.5%
2017 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2018 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2019 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2020 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.6% 0.6%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Black: 81.7% 81.7%
2021 Black: 72.3% 72.3%
2022 Black: 72.8% 72.8%
2023 Black: 77.6% 77.6%
2024 Black: 76.2% 76.2%
2025 Black: 81.1% 81.1%
2020 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2021 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2021 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 White: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 White: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2025 International: 2.6% 2.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Johnson C. Smith University
164
41% / 59%
4%
$45,796
30
93%
Computer Engineering
3 —
100% / 0%
33%
$85,768
93
—
Computer Science
14 —
79% / 21%
14%
$62,427
72
96%
Information Technology
3 —
67% / 33%
33%
$62,427
72
96%
Chemistry
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Mathematics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$58,330
64
—
Biology
13 —
15% / 85%
0%
$42,890
22
96%
Public Health Education and Promotion
6 —
33% / 67%
17%
$43,442
23
—
Business Administration
39 —
44% / 56%
0%
$49,195
40
90%
Sports Management
21 —
71% / 29%
10%
$33,340
6
95%
History
— —
—
—
$42,190
20
—
Mass Communications
9 —
33% / 67%
0%
$40,691
17
88%
Political Science
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$44,322
26
—
Psychology
13 —
15% / 85%
0%
$41,154
18
90%
Social Work
13 —
8% / 92%
0%
$45,345
29
91%
General Education
14 —
29% / 71%
0%
$39,259
14
96%
Dance
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$35,379
8
—
Visual and Performing Arts
— —
—
—
$35,339
8
—
Criminology
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$46,753
33
98%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$22,633
ROI Percentile
30th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
71%
4-Year Graduation Rate
22%
6-Year Graduation Rate
34%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 37.0% 37.0%
2012 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6%
2013 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3%
2014 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7%
2015 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7%
2016 Graduated: 50.7% 50.7%
2017 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5%
2018 Graduated: 35.8% 35.8%
2019 Graduated: 49.1% 49.1%
2020 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7%
2021 Graduated: 39.0% 39.0%
2022 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9%
2023 Graduated: 34.1% 34.1%
2024 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 29.3% 29.3%
2012 Men: 35.5% 35.5%
2013 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2014 Men: 35.8% 35.8%
2015 Men: 30.3% 30.3%
2016 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2017 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2018 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2019 Men: 35.1% 35.1%
2020 Men: 34.2% 34.2%
2021 Men: 31.1% 31.1%
2022 Men: 39.4% 39.4%
2023 Men: 25.4% 25.4%
2024 Men: 28.7% 28.7%
2011 Women: 41.3% 41.3%
2012 Women: 45.9% 45.9%
2013 Women: 48.6% 48.6%
2014 Women: 48.3% 48.3%
2015 Women: 57.5% 57.5%
2016 Women: 56.7% 56.7%
2017 Women: 46.5% 46.5%
2018 Women: 39.0% 39.0%
2019 Women: 58.7% 58.7%
2020 Women: 51.0% 51.0%
2021 Women: 45.4% 45.4%
2022 Women: 45.4% 45.4%
2023 Women: 39.8% 39.8%
2024 Women: 38.6% 38.6%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 37.0% 37.0%
2012 Black: 41.9% 41.9%
2013 Black: 44.5% 44.5%
2014 Black: 43.4% 43.4%
2015 Black: 46.0% 46.0%
2016 Black: 46.9% 46.9%
2017 Black: 43.0% 43.0%
2018 Black: 31.2% 31.2%
2019 Black: 46.2% 46.2%
2020 Black: 42.4% 42.4%
2021 Black: 39.5% 39.5%
2022 Black: 42.0% 42.0%
2023 Black: 37.1% 37.1%
2024 Black: 33.0% 33.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 80.8% 80.8%
2018 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2019 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2020 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2021 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2022 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8%
2023 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2024 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2015 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 International: 76.9% 76.9%
2018 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 International: 100.0% 100.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
36.6%
60
53% / 47%
3%
$43,646
24
92%
Humanities & Social Sciences
23.8%
39
18% / 82%
0%
$42,769
22
90%
Computer Science
10.4%
17
76% / 24%
18%
$62,427
72
96%
Education
8.5%
14
29% / 71%
0%
$39,259
14
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
7.9%
13
15% / 85%
0%
$42,890
22
96%
Professional
4.3%
7
43% / 57%
0%
$46,753
33
98%
Health Sciences
3.7%
6
33% / 67%
17%
$43,442
23
—
Arts
1.8%
3
0% / 100%
0%
$35,379
8
—
Engineering
1.8%
3
100% / 0%
33%
$85,768
93
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.2%
2
50% / 50%
0%
$58,330
64
—
Research
⇅
Computer Science
$0.3M
#298
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.2M
#517
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.1M
#364
82%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.0M
#404
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.0M
#529
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0
#456
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0
#547
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$0.7M
#569
97%
$0
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
42%
Yield (Unbound)
13%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
42%
42%
42%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 28.9% 28.9%
2012 Acceptance: 38.1% 38.1%
2013 Acceptance: 36.7% 36.7%
2014 Acceptance: 42.3% 42.3%
2015 Acceptance: 45.6% 45.6%
2016 Acceptance: 45.3% 45.3%
2017 Acceptance: 38.1% 38.1%
2018 Acceptance: 45.8% 45.8%
2019 Acceptance: 47.0% 47.0%
2020 Acceptance: 49.2% 49.2%
2021 Acceptance: 44.5% 44.5%
2022 Acceptance: 25.3% 25.3%
2023 Acceptance: 42.9% 42.9%
2024 Acceptance: 45.2% 45.2%
2011 Yield: 24.0% 24.0%
2012 Yield: 19.9% 19.9%
2013 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2014 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%
2015 Yield: 16.8% 16.8%
2016 Yield: 11.4% 11.4%
2017 Yield: 13.4% 13.4%
2018 Yield: 12.0% 12.0%
2019 Yield: 11.3% 11.3%
2020 Yield: 6.7% 6.7%
2021 Yield: 20.9% 20.9%
2022 Yield: 45.6% 45.6%
2023 Yield: 15.4% 15.4%
2024 Yield: 12.8% 12.8%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 5,379 5,379
2012 Applicants: 5,064 5,064
2013 Applicants: 4,777 4,777
2014 Applicants: 3,801 3,801
2015 Applicants: 4,346 4,346
2016 Applicants: 5,841 5,841
2017 Applicants: 6,657 6,657
2018 Applicants: 6,369 6,369
2019 Applicants: 6,168 6,168
2020 Applicants: 7,160 7,160
2021 Applicants: 2,634 2,634
2022 Applicants: 2,306 2,306
2023 Applicants: 4,273 4,273
2024 Applicants: 6,820 6,820
2011 Admitted: 1,552 1,552
2012 Admitted: 1,928 1,928
2013 Admitted: 1,752 1,752
2014 Admitted: 1,606 1,606
2015 Admitted: 1,983 1,983
2016 Admitted: 2,646 2,646
2017 Admitted: 2,536 2,536
2018 Admitted: 2,919 2,919
2019 Admitted: 2,898 2,898
2020 Admitted: 3,523 3,523
2021 Admitted: 1,173 1,173
2022 Admitted: 583 583
2023 Admitted: 1,832 1,832
2024 Admitted: 3,083 3,083
2011 Enrolled: 373 373
2012 Enrolled: 384 384
2013 Enrolled: 232 232
2014 Enrolled: 268 268
2015 Enrolled: 334 334
2016 Enrolled: 302 302
2017 Enrolled: 339 339
2018 Enrolled: 350 350
2019 Enrolled: 328 328
2020 Enrolled: 237 237
2021 Enrolled: 245 245
2022 Enrolled: 266 266
2023 Enrolled: 283 283
2024 Enrolled: 396 396
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
700
800
900
1000
1100
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 750 750
2012 25th: 730 730
2013 25th: 733 733
2014 25th: 720 720
2015 25th: 700 700
2016 25th: 740 740
2017 25th: 748 748
2018 25th: 810 810
2019 25th: 803 803
2020 25th: 800 800
2011 75th: 960 960
2012 75th: 935 935
2013 75th: 920 920
2014 75th: 900 900
2015 75th: 880 880
2016 75th: 915 915
2017 75th: 960 960
2018 75th: 980 980
2019 75th: 960 960
2020 75th: 980 980
SAT Math
350
400
450
500
550
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 380 380
2012 25th: 360 360
2013 25th: 370 370
2014 25th: 360 360
2015 25th: 350 350
2016 25th: 360 360
2017 25th: 378 378
2018 25th: 390 390
2019 25th: 393 393
2020 25th: 390 390
2011 75th: 480 480
2012 75th: 475 475
2013 75th: 450 450
2014 75th: 450 450
2015 75th: 440 440
2016 75th: 455 455
2017 75th: 470 470
2018 75th: 490 490
2019 75th: 470 470
2020 75th: 480 480
SAT Reading & Writing
350
400
450
500
550
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 370 370
2012 25th: 370 370
2013 25th: 363 363
2014 25th: 360 360
2015 25th: 350 350
2016 25th: 380 380
2017 25th: 370 370
2018 25th: 420 420
2019 25th: 410 410
2020 25th: 410 410
2011 75th: 480 480
2012 75th: 460 460
2013 75th: 470 470
2014 75th: 450 450
2015 75th: 440 440
2016 75th: 460 460
2017 75th: 490 490
2018 75th: 490 490
2019 75th: 490 490
2020 75th: 500 500
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
