Paine College

Paine College is a private, historically black, Christian, liberal art college in Augusta, GA. Admission is not extremely selective, with a 40% acceptance rate. It is a very small sized institution with 311 full-time students enrolled. 12% of its graduates receive a Bachelor's degree in Business. Additional favored selections include English, Broadcast Journalism, and Criminology, but there are 19 distinct options to select from. Its anthropology program is ranked #21 in Georgia. Also, Paine College places 7th in GA for best historically Black colleges. At full sticker price, tuition goes for $15,291 per year. Before you decide against applying because of monetary constraints, you should know that all Paine undergraduates acquire scholarship or grant funding. 26% of Paine College students wear a cap and gown on graduation day, going into the labor market equipped to make some cash. Two years after commencement, graduates earn a median salary of $19,200. After four additional years of experience, the graduate's median yearly income grows 46.9% to $28,200; however, that is still 29.7% behind the national median wage for individuals. You may also like to be conscious of the fact that the majority of students scored between 15 and 17 on the ACT math component and Paine's undergraduates' SAT scores commonly range from 780 to 980. Further, Paine has a teacher certification program. With regard to your personal finances, be aware that the average net price per year is $15,344. In terms of demographics, foreign undergrads make up 2% of the student body and Hispanic or Latino professors make up 3% of the teaching staff at Paine. Respecting the student experience, freshmen don't have to live in dorms on campus. Finally, six years after completing their studies, 90% of graduates are gainfully employed and one out of four graduates take home a minimum starting salary of $29,000.