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Voorhees University: cost, admission and results

Voorhees University is a private nonprofit college in Denmark, South Carolina. It has about 440 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $16,674 a year.

At a glance

  • $16,674Net price a year
  • 25%Graduation rate
  • $36,292Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Denmark, South Carolina 29042
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Remote rural area
Undergraduate students
440
Graduate students
138
Students per teacher
13 to 1
Special character
Historically Black college or university
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
voorhees.edu

Getting in

Voorhees University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$12,630
Room and meals on campus$8,546
Books and supplies$1,500
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$25,475
Average net price after grants and scholarships$16,674

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 10% below the median net price of colleges in South Carolina on this site ($18,564). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$15,499
$30,001 to $48,000$18,551
$48,001 to $75,000$19,244
$75,001 to $110,000$20,282
Above $110,000not reported

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeSC medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year56%68%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)25%44%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$36,292$46,266$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$16,904$21,937$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in South Carolina and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

82% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 68% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 48% women and 52% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 40 of the 46 colleges in South Carolina on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,692.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Voorhees University?

Published tuition and fees are $12,630 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Voorhees University?

25% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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