North Greenville University
Tigerville, South Carolina · Private · 1,819 undergraduates · ngu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
67%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1060 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$49,680Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at North Greenville University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
67% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$49,680
a year in 2027-28, from a $49,680 sticker price
What to do with your 1150
Send your score
About 55% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 920, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT (Classic Learning Test) scores accepted
Source: Undergraduate - North Greenville University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
67%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1060 to 1240
Reading and Writing 540 to 630
Math 520 to 610
ACT composite 20 to 28
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$49,680
a year
- Tuition$29,070
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,102
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,000
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,310
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,122
- Over $110,000$27,315
Financial aidEstimate
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$20,368
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
South Carolina programs for residents
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
$6,700 to $7,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 4.00+ GPA, 1400+ SAT or 31+ ACT, Alternative pathway (no rank; early or late award); for schools that do not rank or students qualifying without regard to rank; CHE application
- 3.50+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Rank pathway (early or late award); top 6% of class (end of grade 10 or 11 for early award; 10, 11 or 12 for late); school must rank per CHE-reviewed policy; CHE application, top 6% of class
LIFE Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Four-year institution: 2 of 3 criteria; top 30% of graduating class (third criterion; school must have approved official rank policy), top 30% of class
- 3.00+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Four-year institution: graduate of non-ranking school (GPA and test); graduate of non-ranking SC high school, non-ranking SC approved home school association, or out-of-state preparatory high school
LIFE Scholarship Enhancement
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Add-on for LIFE recipients in STEM, education or accounting majors; must be receiving LIFE; second year or later at eligible 4-year SC institution; CHE-approved STEM, education or accounting major; STEM/accounting need 14 approved math/science hours before Year 2; education majors sign SC teaching-service agreement
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Add-on for Palmetto Fellows in STEM, education or accounting majors; must be receiving Palmetto Fellows; second year or later at eligible 4-year SC institution; CHE-approved STEM, education or accounting major; STEM/accounting need 14 approved math/science hours before Year 2; education majors sign SC teaching-service agreement
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,910Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS-2310 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL-1410 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH-1410 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH-1410 & MATH-2410 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM-1480 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Elective Credit |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC-2375 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCI-2325 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CYBR-1330 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS-1310 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL-1310 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL-1320 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL-1320 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL-1310 & ENGL-1320 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIOL-1450 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST-1385 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN-1310 & FREN-1320 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN-1310, FREN-1320, & FREN-2310 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN-1310, FREN-1320, & FREN-2310 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM-1310 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM-1310 & GERM-1320 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GERM-1310 & GERM-1320 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG-2310 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-2310 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-2320 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSC-1430 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 8 | MUSC-1430 & MUSC-1440 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC-2310 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN-1310 & SPAN-1320 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN-1310, SPAN-1320, & SPAN-2310 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN-1310, SPAN-1320, & SPAN-2310 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-33XX Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH-1330 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC-2310 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST-2320 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST-2320 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST-2310 & HIST-2320 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST-1385 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
54%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$47,090
a year, 10 years after starting here
- North Greenville University$48,926
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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