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Erskine College

Due West, South Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Erskine College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Due West, South Carolina. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 912 students in fall 2024, including 803 undergraduates and 109 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Erskine College offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 38 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, and Biology. It awarded 182 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

912
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
182
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
38
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 38

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 4
Theology and Religious Vocations 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Education 7
Health Professions 3
Psychology 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Social Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
151
Master's degrees
22
Other doctoral degrees
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
912
Undergraduates, fall 2024
803
Graduate students, fall 2024
109
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,070
Undergraduates, 2024-25
922
Graduate students, 2024-25
148
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
30%
Men
70%
White
45%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
23%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
5
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
47%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference Carolinas
President
Dr. Steve Adamson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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