Presbyterian College
Clinton, South Carolina · Private · 852 undergraduates · presby.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
65%
of 3,217 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1155 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$70,090Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Presbyterian College
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
65% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$70,090
a year in 2027-28, from a $70,090 sticker price
What to do with your 1160
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1160).
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.
Source: Presbyterian College 2026-2027 College of Arts & Sciences Academic Catalog (Test-Optional Admissions Policy) · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- Jun15Rolling admission · June 15, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
65%
of applicants were admitted: 2,096 of 3,217 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 13% of them sent SAT scores and 7.5% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1155 to 1240
Reading and Writing 530 to 620
Math 520 to 620
ACT composite 21 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005.7%
- 1200 to 139932%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 99911%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.22
- 4.06.7%
- 3.75 to 3.997.5%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2418%
- 2.50 to 2.9929%
- Below 2.507.1%
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
$70,090
a year
- Tuition$46,130
- Fees$3,330
- Food and housing$15,230
- Books and supplies$2,180
- Transportation and other$3,220
Presbyterian College published $67,405 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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$19,817
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,285
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,503
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,399
- Over $110,000$22,284
Financial aid
82%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$44,368
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
21%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $19,260 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
28 of 28
Earn credit with a score of 3
11 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,610Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ARTH 110 |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | ARTH 110 ARTH 120 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1150 & 1150L BIOL 1151 & 1151L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 201 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MATH 201 MATH 202 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 9 | MATH 201 MATH 202 MATH 301 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 101 & 101L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 101 and 101L and 102 and 102L |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 2205 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 6 | CSC 2205 and 2255 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1001 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1001 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIOL 2150 or ENVI 2150 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 2401 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 102/1002 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 102/1002 and 201/2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 102/1002, 201/2001 and 202/2002 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 102/1002 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 102/1002 and 201/2001 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GERM 102/1002, 201/2001 and 202/2002 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 301 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT 102/1002 and 201/2001 |
| Latin | 5 | 9 | LAT 102/1002, 201/2001 and 202/2002 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 206 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 205 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUSC 1201 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1500 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1500 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1510 OR PHYS 1610 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1500 or 1600 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 102/1002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 102/1002 and 201/2001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 102/1002, 201/2001 and 202/2002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 102/1002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 102/1002 and 201/2001 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 102/1002, 201/2001 and 202/2002 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 120 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1001 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 2200 OR 2201 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST 2200 HIST 2201 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 1101 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$61,828
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Presbyterian College$71,529
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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