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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Tigerville, SC
Population 450,000
Website https://www.ngu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,811
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 73%
From Region 13%
Athletes 34.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Black 10%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2012 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2013 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2014 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2015 Men: 53.2% 53.2% 2016 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2017 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2018 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2019 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2020 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2021 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2022 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2023 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2024 Men: 48.6% 48.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2012 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2016 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2017 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2018 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2019 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2021 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2022 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2023 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2024 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2011 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2011 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2012 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2013 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2014 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2015 White: 79.4% 79.4% 2016 White: 81.3% 81.3% 2017 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2018 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2019 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2020 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2021 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2022 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2023 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2024 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2025 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2020 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2025 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2020 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2021 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2022 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2023 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2024 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2025 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2020 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 International: 1.9% 1.9%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
North Greenville University 412 43% / 57% 1% $48,597 33 93%
Cybersecurity 18 — 83% / 17% 6% $73,095 83 —
Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,078 73 —
Biology 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $60,718 65 94%
Health and Wellness 30 — 37% / 63% 0% $40,773 13 95%
Parks and Recreation — — — — $45,027 22 —
Accounting 14 — 50% / 50% 7% $70,061 79 100%
Business 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,134 49 —
Business Administration 52 — 69% / 31% 4% $56,134 54 100%
Marketing 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $50,550 39 96%
Sports Management 25 — 88% / 12% 0% $47,191 28 98%
Biblical Studies 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $50,039 37 90%
Broadcast Journalism — — — — $38,363 10 96%
Communication 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $42,335 16 —
English 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,369 18 —
General Studies 23 — 70% / 30% 4% $39,177 11 84%
History 4 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Liberal Arts 27 — 37% / 63% 0% $39,177 11 84%
Mass Communication — — — — $42,325 16 —
Missions 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $49,565 36 100%
Political Science — — — — $52,069 43 —
Psychology 26 +1 8% / 92% 0% $52,033 43 90%
Social Sciences 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Spanish 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,321 23 —
Youth Ministry 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,014 34 —
Early Childhood Education 42 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,032 17 88%
Elementary Education 35 — 9% / 91% 0% $43,032 17 88%
English Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,383 21 94%
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,383 21 94%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $44,383 21 94%
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $44,383 21 94%
Spanish Education — — — — $44,383 21 94%
Digital Media 13 — 54% / 46% 8% $41,227 14 —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Music 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $38,031 9 —
Music Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $44,383 21 94%
Music Performance — — — — $38,030 9 —
Sacred Music 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $49,218 35 —
Studio Art 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $38,059 9 —
Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $36,813 8 —
Criminal Justice 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $52,690 45 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,606
ROI Percentile 33th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2012 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2013 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2014 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4% 2015 Graduated: 54.8% 54.8% 2016 Graduated: 57.2% 57.2% 2017 Graduated: 51.1% 51.1% 2018 Graduated: 54.1% 54.1% 2019 Graduated: 58.6% 58.6% 2020 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2021 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3% 2022 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6% 2023 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9% 2024 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2012 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2013 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2014 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2015 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2016 Men: 53.2% 53.2% 2017 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2018 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2019 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2020 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2021 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2022 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2023 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2024 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2011 Women: 51.5% 51.5% 2012 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2013 Women: 64.5% 64.5% 2014 Women: 56.5% 56.5% 2015 Women: 65.1% 65.1% 2016 Women: 61.4% 61.4% 2017 Women: 55.3% 55.3% 2018 Women: 56.2% 56.2% 2019 Women: 61.8% 61.8% 2020 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2021 Women: 63.6% 63.6% 2022 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 Women: 61.3% 61.3% 2024 Women: 61.9% 61.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2012 Black: 43.2% 43.2% 2013 Black: 57.9% 57.9% 2014 Black: 43.3% 43.3% 2015 Black: 31.7% 31.7% 2016 Black: 51.2% 51.2% 2017 Black: 31.1% 31.1% 2018 Black: 30.4% 30.4% 2019 Black: 34.4% 34.4% 2020 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 Black: 35.6% 35.6% 2022 Black: 28.3% 28.3% 2023 Black: 26.3% 26.3% 2024 Black: 30.3% 30.3% 2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2017 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2018 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3% 2019 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6% 2022 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2023 Hispanic: 35.0% 35.0% 2024 Hispanic: 42.3% 42.3% 2011 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2012 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2013 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2014 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2015 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2016 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2017 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2018 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2020 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2021 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2022 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2023 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2024 White: 55.8% 55.8%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.6% 118 42% / 58% 1% $44,615 21 88%
Business & Economics 25.5% 105 66% / 34% 3% $55,220 52 99%
Education 21.1% 87 9% / 91% 0% $43,187 18 89%
Arts 7.3% 30 57% / 43% 3% $42,398 16 94%
Health Sciences 7.3% 30 37% / 63% 0% $40,773 13 95%
Computer Science 4.4% 18 83% / 17% 6% $73,095 83 —
Professional 3.2% 13 46% / 54% 0% $52,690 45 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.4% 10 10% / 90% 0% $60,718 65 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 0% / 100% 0% $65,078 73 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 13 #286 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 5 #275 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 18 #402 — —

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 No
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2012 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5% 2013 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9% 2014 Acceptance: 59.5% 59.5% 2015 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2016 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1% 2017 Acceptance: 60.8% 60.8% 2018 Acceptance: 59.6% 59.6% 2019 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2020 Acceptance: 65.3% 65.3% 2021 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7% 2022 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2023 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2024 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7% 2011 Yield: 58.5% 58.5% 2012 Yield: 62.5% 62.5% 2013 Yield: 48.9% 48.9% 2014 Yield: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Yield: 58.3% 58.3% 2016 Yield: 50.6% 50.6% 2017 Yield: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 Yield: 42.2% 42.2% 2019 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2020 Yield: 29.6% 29.6% 2021 Yield: 32.2% 32.2% 2022 Yield: 30.2% 30.2% 2023 Yield: 21.5% 21.5% 2024 Yield: 32.3% 32.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

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: 1,592 1,592 2012 Applicants: 1,392 1,392 2013 Applicants: 1,782 1,782 2014 Applicants: 1,776 1,776 2015 Applicants: 1,613 1,613 2016 Applicants: 1,617 1,617 2017 Applicants: 1,701 1,701 2018 Applicants: 2,021 2,021 2019 Applicants: 1,934 1,934 2020 Applicants: 1,999 1,999 2021 Applicants: 1,966 1,966 2022 Applicants: 2,197 2,197 2023 Applicants: 3,243 3,243 2024 Applicants: 2,631 2,631 2011 Admitted: 923 923 2012 Admitted: 842 842 2013 Admitted: 1,032 1,032 2014 Admitted: 1,056 1,056 2015 Admitted: 935 935 2016 Admitted: 956 956 2017 Admitted: 1,035 1,035 2018 Admitted: 1,205 1,205 2019 Admitted: 1,215 1,215 2020 Admitted: 1,306 1,306 2021 Admitted: 1,371 1,371 2022 Admitted: 1,671 1,671 2023 Admitted: 2,036 2,036 2024 Admitted: 1,754 1,754 2011 Enrolled: 540 540 2012 Enrolled: 526 526 2013 Enrolled: 505 505 2014 Enrolled: 575 575 2015 Enrolled: 545 545 2016 Enrolled: 484 484 2017 Enrolled: 541 541 2018 Enrolled: 508 508 2019 Enrolled: 401 401 2020 Enrolled: 387 387 2021 Enrolled: 442 442 2022 Enrolled: 505 505 2023 Enrolled: 438 438 2024 Enrolled: 566 566

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1060 – 1240
SAT Math Range 520 – 610
SAT RW Range 540 – 630

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 890 890 2012 25th: 960 960 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 900 900 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 910 910 2017 25th: 930 930 2018 25th: 850 850 2019 25th: 870 870 2020 25th: 950 950 2021 25th: 980 980 2023 25th: 1010 1010 2024 25th: 1060 1060 2011 75th: 1320 1320 2012 75th: 1350 1350 2013 75th: 1340 1340 2014 75th: 1330 1330 2015 75th: 1300 1300 2016 75th: 1310 1310 2017 75th: 1270 1270 2018 75th: 1320 1320 2019 75th: 1240 1240 2020 75th: 1210 1210 2021 75th: 1210 1210 2023 75th: 1250 1250 2024 75th: 1240 1240

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 480 480 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 650 650 2012 75th: 670 670 2013 75th: 670 670 2014 75th: 660 660 2015 75th: 670 670 2016 75th: 690 690 2017 75th: 660 660 2018 75th: 660 660 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 590 590 2023 75th: 610 610 2024 75th: 610 610

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 420 420 2019 25th: 420 420 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 670 670 2012 75th: 680 680 2013 75th: 670 670 2014 75th: 670 670 2015 75th: 630 630 2016 75th: 620 620 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 660 660 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
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: 97.0% 97.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2024 Submitted: 49.0% 49.0%

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.