Limestone College Business Programs
Limestone College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Gaffney, South Carolina. Gaffney is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.
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Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Limestone College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#30 | Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#30 | Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
Where Is Limestone College?
Contact details for Limestone College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1115 College Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340-3799 |
Phone: | 864-489-7151 |
Website: | www.limestone.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LimestoneCollege |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/at_LimestoneCo |
How Do I Get Into Limestone College?
You can apply to Limestone College online at: www.limestone.edu/admissions
Admission Requirements for Limestone College
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | neither required nor recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Limestone College?
Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.
Average Test Scores
About 45% of students accepted to Limestone College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 490 and 580.
Can I Afford Limestone College?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Limestone College, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $12,969 a year. That adds up to $51,876 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Limestone College is 10.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Limestone College Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 125 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,399 full-time undergraduates at Limestone College, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Limestone College students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 429 |
Hispanic or Latino | 42 |
White | 500 |
International Students | 46 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 378 |
Geographic Diversity
South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Limestone College. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 34 countries are represented at Limestone College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil.
Online Learning at Limestone College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Limestone College has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 2nd most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Limestone College
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Limestone College was $26,300 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Limestone College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Human Resources Development | #7 | #7 |
Business/Managerial Economics | #10 | #10 |
Business Economics | #10 | #10 |
Online Affordability Rankings of Limestone College Rankings
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Limestone College was $26,300 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Limestone College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Human Resources Development | #1 | #1 |
Business Economics | #13 | #13 |
Interior Design Management | #61 | #61 |
Online Growth Rankings of Limestone College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Limestone College was 5.2%. This is the #1,372 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Limestone College regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Limestone College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Limestone College.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Business/Managerial Economics | #13 | |
Business Economics | #13 | |
Human Resources Development | #51 | |
Interior Design Management | #159 | |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | #191 | |
Marketing | #225 | |
Human Resource Management | #271 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Limestone College Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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Interior Design Management | 0 | 94 | 30 | 124 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
General Business/Commerce | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Human Resources Development | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
General Business Administration and Management | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Business Economics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
TOTAL | 17 | 133 | 32 | 182 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Morder (talk) under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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