Denmark, South Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Remote rural area
Overview
Voorhees University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Denmark, South Carolina. The campus sits in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 578, made up of 440 undergraduates and 138 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is Protestant Episcopal.
Voorhees University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 28 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Curriculum and Instruction, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 105 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 28 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
578
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
105
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
28
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 28
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
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
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
78
Master's degrees
27
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
578
Undergraduates, fall 2024
440
Graduate students, fall 2024
138
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
621
Undergraduates, 2024-25
479
Graduate students, 2024-25
142
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
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
53%
Men
47%
White
5%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
87%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
28
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
42%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Protestant Episcopal
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
HBCU Athletic Conference
President/CEO
Dr. Ronnie Hopkins
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact