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North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

North Greenville University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Tigerville, South Carolina. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 2,304 students in fall 2024, including 2,020 undergraduates and 284 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.

North Greenville University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 62 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 555 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

2,304
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
555
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
62
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 62

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

Education 15
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 6
Health Professions 3
Psychology 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Visual and Performing Arts 7
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Social Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
13%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
412
Master's degrees
118
Doctoral degrees (research)
10
Certificates under 1 year
14
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,304
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,020
Graduate students, fall 2024
284
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,656
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,247
Graduate students, 2024-25
409
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
53%
Men
47%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
27%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Gulf South Conference; Conference Carolinas
President CEO
Gene C. Fant, Jr. PhD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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