Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Lutheran (ELCA)
Population
50,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (66%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,527
Men / Women
49% / 51%
From State
75%
From Region
7%
Athletes
64.9%
Racial/Ethnic
White
51%
Black
35%
Hispanic
6%
International
3%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 55.7% 55.7%
2012 Men: 61.1% 61.1%
2013 Men: 53.8% 53.8%
2014 Men: 56.3% 56.3%
2015 Men: 56.2% 56.2%
2016 Men: 55.1% 55.1%
2017 Men: 61.7% 61.7%
2018 Men: 59.8% 59.8%
2019 Men: 58.5% 58.5%
2020 Men: 60.8% 60.8%
2021 Men: 64.3% 64.3%
2022 Men: 58.3% 58.3%
2023 Men: 54.9% 54.9%
2024 Men: 45.5% 45.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2011 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2013 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2011 Black: 28.4% 28.4%
2012 Black: 25.8% 25.8%
2013 Black: 24.1% 24.1%
2014 Black: 21.2% 21.2%
2015 Black: 29.5% 29.5%
2016 Black: 17.0% 17.0%
2017 Black: 20.2% 20.2%
2018 Black: 34.5% 34.5%
2019 Black: 26.6% 26.6%
2020 Black: 29.3% 29.3%
2021 Black: 24.3% 24.3%
2022 Black: 27.0% 27.0%
2023 Black: 31.2% 31.2%
2024 Black: 35.4% 35.4%
2011 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2012 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2013 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2015 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2017 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2018 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2020 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2021 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2022 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2023 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2011 White: 64.7% 64.7%
2012 White: 65.5% 65.5%
2013 White: 70.3% 70.3%
2014 White: 71.0% 71.0%
2015 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2016 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2017 White: 63.5% 63.5%
2018 White: 54.5% 54.5%
2019 White: 59.9% 59.9%
2020 White: 57.5% 57.5%
2021 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2022 White: 50.2% 50.2%
2023 White: 49.7% 49.7%
2024 White: 40.8% 40.8%
2011 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2012 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2013 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2014 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2015 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2016 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2017 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2018 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2019 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2020 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2022 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 International: 4.3% 4.3%
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%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2025 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Black: 31.1% 31.1%
2021 Black: 31.8% 31.8%
2022 Black: 31.8% 31.8%
2023 Black: 32.8% 32.8%
2024 Black: 33.6% 33.6%
2025 Black: 34.8% 34.8%
2020 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2022 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2023 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2024 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2025 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2020 White: 49.8% 49.8%
2021 White: 48.6% 48.6%
2022 White: 43.1% 43.1%
2023 White: 43.3% 43.3%
2024 White: 48.4% 48.4%
2025 White: 50.6% 50.6%
2020 International: 6.3% 6.3%
2021 International: 6.0% 6.0%
2022 International: 8.3% 8.3%
2023 International: 7.3% 7.3%
2024 International: 4.0% 4.0%
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
⇅
Newberry College
276
47% / 53%
9%
$51,884
36
98%
Computer Science
4 —
100% / 0%
0%
$69,224
76
—
Chemistry
— —
—
—
$53,757
42
—
Mathematics
5 —
80% / 20%
20%
$61,448
62
—
Biology
21 —
29% / 71%
5%
$61,360
62
100%
Neuroscience
— —
—
—
$56,138
49
—
Exercise Science
23 —
61% / 39%
4%
$38,811
8
100%
Health Sciences
11 +1
9% / 91%
18%
—
—
—
Health and Wellness
— —
—
—
$54,690
45
—
Nursing
30 —
3% / 97%
0%
$71,953
79
100%
Respiratory Care
23 —
35% / 65%
0%
$54,295
44
—
Accounting
6 +1
50% / 50%
17%
$61,868
63
—
Business Administration
53 +5
75% / 25%
15%
$51,710
36
95%
Digital Marketing
2 +1
50% / 50%
50%
—
—
—
Health Administration
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$54,210
43
—
Marketing
— —
—
—
$53,267
41
—
Recreation and Leisure Studies
— —
—
—
$38,998
8
—
Sport Management
19 +1
79% / 21%
11%
$38,811
8
100%
Church Music
— —
—
—
$37,646
7
—
Communication
6 —
67% / 33%
33%
$44,163
16
—
English
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$41,892
11
—
History
2 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$43,634
15
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
8 —
62% / 38%
0%
$43,328
14
—
International Affairs
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
—
—
—
Political Science
3 —
67% / 33%
33%
$53,124
40
—
Psychology
13 +2
15% / 85%
8%
$42,161
12
97%
Sociology
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$43,764
15
—
Early Childhood Education
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,585
14
90%
Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Elementary Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,585
14
90%
Junior High/Middle School Education
— —
—
—
$43,341
14
—
Physical Education
10 —
50% / 50%
10%
$48,256
26
100%
Social Studies Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$48,256
26
100%
Art
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$36,767
6
—
Graphic Design
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$42,524
12
—
Music
— —
—
—
$37,172
6
—
Music Performance
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Music Teacher Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$48,240
26
—
Theatre
3 —
33% / 67%
33%
$37,128
6
—
Criminal Justice
— —
—
—
$47,071
22
—
Criminal Justice
11 +1
55% / 45%
9%
—
—
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$33,277
ROI Percentile
36th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
69%
4-Year Graduation Rate
32%
6-Year Graduation Rate
45%
Transfer-Out Rate
32%
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: 35.3% 35.3%
2012 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2%
2013 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6%
2014 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1%
2015 Graduated: 39.2% 39.2%
2016 Graduated: 44.1% 44.1%
2017 Graduated: 52.1% 52.1%
2018 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4%
2019 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6%
2020 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0%
2021 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6%
2022 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5%
2023 Graduated: 44.4% 44.4%
2024 Graduated: 45.1% 45.1%
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: 30.2% 30.2%
2012 Men: 31.8% 31.8%
2013 Men: 38.3% 38.3%
2014 Men: 33.5% 33.5%
2015 Men: 33.5% 33.5%
2016 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2017 Men: 49.7% 49.7%
2018 Men: 43.7% 43.7%
2019 Men: 52.0% 52.0%
2020 Men: 46.1% 46.1%
2021 Men: 48.0% 48.0%
2022 Men: 45.2% 45.2%
2023 Men: 37.1% 37.1%
2024 Men: 40.0% 40.0%
2011 Women: 44.8% 44.8%
2012 Women: 50.9% 50.9%
2013 Women: 54.9% 54.9%
2014 Women: 52.5% 52.5%
2015 Women: 48.1% 48.1%
2016 Women: 45.5% 45.5%
2017 Women: 55.3% 55.3%
2018 Women: 63.5% 63.5%
2019 Women: 55.5% 55.5%
2020 Women: 59.5% 59.5%
2021 Women: 60.7% 60.7%
2022 Women: 54.7% 54.7%
2023 Women: 56.8% 56.8%
2024 Women: 55.2% 55.2%
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: 20.5% 20.5%
2012 Black: 27.9% 27.9%
2013 Black: 43.6% 43.6%
2014 Black: 25.4% 25.4%
2015 Black: 25.7% 25.7%
2016 Black: 40.8% 40.8%
2017 Black: 38.6% 38.6%
2018 Black: 44.7% 44.7%
2019 Black: 54.0% 54.0%
2020 Black: 35.0% 35.0%
2021 Black: 43.1% 43.1%
2022 Black: 35.1% 35.1%
2023 Black: 29.7% 29.7%
2024 Black: 35.1% 35.1%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2017 Hispanic: 81.2% 81.2%
2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2021 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2%
2022 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6%
2023 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2024 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2011 White: 41.6% 41.6%
2012 White: 43.4% 43.4%
2013 White: 45.8% 45.8%
2014 White: 45.5% 45.5%
2015 White: 45.2% 45.2%
2016 White: 45.3% 45.3%
2017 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2018 White: 55.8% 55.8%
2019 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2020 White: 61.1% 61.1%
2021 White: 59.1% 59.1%
2022 White: 55.9% 55.9%
2023 White: 53.7% 53.7%
2024 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2011 International: 37.5% 37.5%
2012 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2013 International: 37.5% 37.5%
2014 International: 44.4% 44.4%
2015 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 International: 62.5% 62.5%
2019 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 International: 42.9% 42.9%
2021 International: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 International: 69.2% 69.2%
2023 International: 72.7% 72.7%
2024 International: 43.8% 43.8%
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
⇅
Health Sciences
31.5%
87
28% / 72%
3%
$56,579
50
100%
Business & Economics
29.7%
82
72% / 28%
15%
$49,471
29
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
12.7%
35
49% / 51%
14%
$43,882
15
97%
Education
7.6%
21
29% / 71%
5%
$46,535
21
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
7.6%
21
29% / 71%
5%
$61,360
62
100%
Professional
4.0%
11
55% / 45%
9%
—
—
—
Arts
3.6%
10
50% / 50%
10%
$40,077
9
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.8%
5
80% / 20%
20%
$61,448
62
—
Computer Science
1.4%
4
100% / 0%
0%
$69,224
76
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
57%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
57%
57%
57%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 60.9% 60.9%
2012 Acceptance: 33.7% 33.7%
2013 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1%
2014 Acceptance: 56.7% 56.7%
2015 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1%
2016 Acceptance: 59.7% 59.7%
2017 Acceptance: 58.3% 58.3%
2018 Acceptance: 66.3% 66.3%
2019 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8%
2020 Acceptance: 56.6% 56.6%
2021 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4%
2022 Acceptance: 75.3% 75.3%
2023 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8%
2024 Acceptance: 89.8% 89.8%
2011 Yield: 33.1% 33.1%
2012 Yield: 37.8% 37.8%
2013 Yield: 45.4% 45.4%
2014 Yield: 46.7% 46.7%
2015 Yield: 41.0% 41.0%
2016 Yield: 33.1% 33.1%
2017 Yield: 33.7% 33.7%
2018 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2019 Yield: 27.5% 27.5%
2020 Yield: 25.2% 25.2%
2021 Yield: 26.5% 26.5%
2022 Yield: 16.5% 16.5%
2023 Yield: 14.7% 14.7%
2024 Yield: 10.3% 10.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,400 1,400
2012 Applicants: 1,734 1,734
2013 Applicants: 887 887
2014 Applicants: 1,045 1,045
2015 Applicants: 1,163 1,163
2016 Applicants: 1,445 1,445
2017 Applicants: 1,807 1,807
2018 Applicants: 2,264 2,264
2019 Applicants: 1,968 1,968
2020 Applicants: 2,163 2,163
2021 Applicants: 2,160 2,160
2022 Applicants: 3,196 3,196
2023 Applicants: 4,269 4,269
2024 Applicants: 4,683 4,683
2011 Admitted: 852 852
2012 Admitted: 585 585
2013 Admitted: 524 524
2014 Admitted: 593 593
2015 Admitted: 652 652
2016 Admitted: 862 862
2017 Admitted: 1,054 1,054
2018 Admitted: 1,502 1,502
2019 Admitted: 1,235 1,235
2020 Admitted: 1,224 1,224
2021 Admitted: 1,240 1,240
2022 Admitted: 2,407 2,407
2023 Admitted: 3,193 3,193
2024 Admitted: 4,205 4,205
2011 Enrolled: 282 282
2012 Enrolled: 221 221
2013 Enrolled: 238 238
2014 Enrolled: 277 277
2015 Enrolled: 267 267
2016 Enrolled: 285 285
2017 Enrolled: 355 355
2018 Enrolled: 353 353
2019 Enrolled: 340 340
2020 Enrolled: 309 309
2021 Enrolled: 328 328
2022 Enrolled: 398 398
2023 Enrolled: 470 470
2024 Enrolled: 433 433
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
900
1000
1100
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 870 870
2012 25th: 830 830
2013 25th: 830 830
2014 25th: 830 830
2015 25th: 860 860
2016 25th: 830 830
2017 25th: 920 920
2018 25th: 920 920
2019 25th: 870 870
2020 25th: 890 890
2021 25th: 935 935
2022 25th: 928 928
2023 25th: 820 820
2011 75th: 1050 1050
2012 75th: 1070 1070
2013 75th: 1060 1060
2014 75th: 1050 1050
2015 75th: 1070 1070
2016 75th: 1040 1040
2017 75th: 1130 1130
2018 75th: 1120 1120
2019 75th: 1100 1100
2020 75th: 1100 1100
2021 75th: 1155 1155
2022 75th: 1103 1103
2023 75th: 1060 1060
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 430 430
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 420 420
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 430 430
2020 25th: 440 440
2021 25th: 465 465
2022 25th: 458 458
2023 25th: 410 410
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 540 540
2014 75th: 530 530
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 550 550
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 540 540
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 565 565
2022 75th: 540 540
2023 75th: 520 520
SAT Reading & Writing
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 400 400
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 410 410
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 450 450
2021 25th: 470 470
2022 25th: 470 470
2023 25th: 410 410
2011 75th: 520 520
2012 75th: 520 520
2013 75th: 520 520
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 530 530
2016 75th: 510 510
2017 75th: 580 580
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 560 560
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 563 563
2023 75th: 540 540
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%
2021 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0%
2022 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0%
2023 Submitted: 12.0% 12.0%
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.
