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Piedmont University

Demorest, Georgia Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Located in Demorest, Georgia, Piedmont University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,857, made up of 1,159 undergraduates and 698 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Church of Christ.

Piedmont University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 70 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 586 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

1,857
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
586
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
70
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 70

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

Education 19
Health Professions 8
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Communication and Journalism 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Engineering 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
270
Master's degrees
312
Doctoral degrees (research)
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,857
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,159
Graduate students, fall 2024
698
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,312
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,357
Graduate students, 2024-25
955
Full-time, 2024-25
67%
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
74%
Men
26%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
20
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Church of Christ
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Collegiate Conference of the South
President
Marshall M. Criser, III
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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