Paine College
Acceptance rate
95.4%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$14,596
$22,108 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
390
Student-faculty ratio 11:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
3.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 17.8%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Augusta, Georgia
- Website
- www.paine.edu
- Undergraduates
- 390
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Augusta, about 9 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), about 100 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- United Methodist
- President
- Dr. Lester A. McCorn (President)
- Phone
- 7068218200
- Address
- 1235 15th St, Augusta, GA 30901-3182
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 58.6%, women 67.7%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
3,105 applicants in 2025, 95.4% admitted
2,963 admitted 142 not admitted Yield 3.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
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| Business Administration and Management, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Sociology, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Psychology, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Mass Communication/Media Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| History, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
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| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | - |
Students
390 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 42:58 · Freshman retention 53.6%
- Continuing undergraduates 243
- First-year undergraduates 105
- Transfers and others 42
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (390)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 3.1% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$22,108
- Undergraduate tuition
- $14,596
- Room and board
- $7,512
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 3% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 13%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$12.7M
Expenses$13.9M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCCAA
| NCCAA Division I | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 16 | 13 |
| Baseball | 25 | - |
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 9 | 11 |
| Softball | - | 15 |
| Golf | 9 | 5 |
| Volleyball | - | 13 |
| NCCAA Division I | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 17 | 10 |
| Baseball | 17 | - |
| Softball | - | 14 |
| Golf | 6 | 5 |
| Volleyball | - | 10 |
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 5 | 3 |
| NCCAA Division I | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 14 | 13 |
| Baseball | 16 | - |
| Softball | - | 14 |
| Golf | 7 | 4 |
| Volleyball | - | 10 |
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 4 | 5 |
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · 66.4 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of GeorgiaAthens · 86.2 mi
U.S. News #52
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Clemson UniversityClemson · 96.5 mi
U.S. News #80
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Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · 103.0 mi
Liberal Arts #68
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Furman UniversityGreenville · 103.7 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Mercer UniversityMacon · 105.5 mi
U.S. News #148
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Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur · 134.1 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Emory UniversityAtlanta · 136.0 mi
U.S. News #23
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Georgia State UniversityAtlanta · 139.1 mi
U.S. News #191
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Paine College include Pastor Troy (Rapper from Augusta, Georgia), Joseph Lowery (Civil rights leader, co-founded SCLC with Martin Luther King Jr) and Frank Yerby (Writer, author of The Foxes of Harrow).
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Pastor Troy 1977–
Rapper from Augusta, Georgia
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Joseph Lowery 1921–2020
Civil rights leader, co-founded SCLC with Martin Luther King Jr
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Frank Yerby 1916–1991
Writer, author of The Foxes of Harrow
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Shirley Mathis McBay 1935–2021
Mathematician and former MIT dean for student affairs
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Dorothy Hollingsworth 1920–2022
Educator based in Seattle
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Mike Thurmond 1953–
Attorney, author and former DeKalb County CEO
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Louis Lomax 1922–1970
Journalist and first African-American television journalist
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Channing Heggie Tobias 1882–1961
Civil rights activist and Spingarn Medalist
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.