Paine College

Augusta, Georgia Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Paine College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Augusta, Georgia. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 390 students in fall 2024. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.

Paine College offers bachelor's degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Sociology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 36 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

390

Students enrolled

54%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

11:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 7

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 1

Business Administration and Management Bachelor 16 graduates

Social Sciences 1

Sociology Bachelor 11 graduates

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 5 graduates

Communication and Journalism 1

Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor 2 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor 1 graduate

History 1

History, General Bachelor 1 graduate

Mathematics and Statistics 1

Mathematics Bachelor

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 54%
First-year retention, part-time students: 17%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 36

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 390
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 390
Full-time, fall 2024: 91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 381
Full-time, 2024-25: 94%
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: 58%
Men: 42%
White: 1%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 83%
Two or more races: 4%
International (U.S. nonresident): 5%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 9%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: United Methodist
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association: NCCAA
President: Dr. Lester A. McCorn
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact