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Allen University, South Carolina

Overview of Allen University

Allen is located in a medium-sized city, in Columbia, South Carolina. The school is officially a African Methodist Episcopal school. Allen is a private, not-for-profit institution. Degree levels at the school top out at the Bachelor's degree.

Areas of Study

Students at Allen often study business and management.

Allen Selectivity

The school maintains an open-admission policy. It's not unusual for students to find their classmates include those from other parts of the country.

Student Body

The school offers classes to 624 students (610 full-time equivalent). Minorities are common at Allen.

Student Life

Many students live in housing on or near campus. Allen does offer meal plans to students. Students sports include formal participation in Division I Independents and Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competitions. Allen offers athletic financial aid to more of its students than do most colleges.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Allen

Allen University
1530 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29204
General Phone: (803) 254-4165
Admissions Phone: (803) 376-5735
Financial Aid Phone: (803) 376-5736
http://www.allenuniversity.edu

Allen Programs and Degrees (2005)

Allen awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management53business management
Religion And Philosophy12religion
Liberal Arts10social services, English, humanities
Education And Teaching5elementary school teaching, education
Science4biology, chemistry
Music1music
Mathematics0mathematics

Number of programs and degrees for Allen in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree8511

Allen Student Body

Allen is a historically black college.

In 2005, Allen had a total enrollment of 624 students (610 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White1%
Black97%
(Foreign Students)2%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 180%
18-1931%
20-2127%
22-2420%
25-298%
30-343%
35-393%
40-496%
50-642%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
South Carolina48%
Florida16%
Georgia14%
North Carolina5%
New York3%
Virginia2%
New Jersey2%
Foreign countries1%
Minnesota1%
Massachusetts1%
Maryland1%
District of Columbia1%
California1%
Washington1%
Texas1%

Allen Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time62 %
Part-Time100 %

Allen Room and Board (2005)

Allen offers campus housing for 344 of its 610 (full-time) students. Freshmen are required to live on campus.

(Please refer to our profile of Columbia, South Carolina for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other South Carolina Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

Allen Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 7,218
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 7,218
Room and board$ 4,210
Room charge$ 2,460
Board (meal plan) charge$ 1,750
Books and supplies$ 800
Other expenses$ 1,900

Financial Aid:
Allen participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 341700)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (803) 376-5736

Allen Faculty

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year10$43,4622*
Assistant professoracademic year3$36,0002*
Instructoracademic year1*8$31,750
All faculty totalacademic year14$40,90212$37,667

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Allen Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballDivision I Independents
BasketballEastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total59665
Football53053
Basketball6612

Allen Degree Programs (2005)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business Administration and Management, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General
Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS
English Language and Literature, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Social Sciences, General

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MUSIC
Music, General

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General

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Allen Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Allen Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 4%Allen % of degrees in business and management
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Allen Minority % of student body
% of students from other states
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Allen % of students from other states
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 10%Allen Dorm rooms per full-time student
% students on athletic fin. aid
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Allen % students on athletic fin. aid
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Allen Male % of student body
% of degrees in music
(for open-admission colleges)
Top 18%Allen % of degrees in music
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
African Methodist Episcopal affiliation
Open admission
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Has ROTC (army, navy)
Offers athletic scholarships

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