Brewton-Parker Christian University

Mount Vernon, GA · Private · 774 undergrads · website ↗

Baptist
Test scores not considered
$35 application fee

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

53.9%

of students transfer to a four-year institution

Completed after transferring: not published
Still enrolled after transferring: 10.3%

What it costs

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$24,574
$30,000 – $48,000	$24,633
$48,000 – $75,000	$27,082
$75,000 – $110,000	$28,590
Over $110,000	$29,357
All incomes (average)	$26,054

Sticker tuition and fees: $20,120 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Brewton-Parker Christian University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator ↗

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$11,820
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,550
Books and supplies	$1,941
Other expenses, on campus	$5,408
Other expenses, off campus	$5,408

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (213 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	100%	$13,123
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	62%	$5,219
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	100%	$7,682
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	79%	$5,406

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Outcomes

Completion rate: 21%
Students with Pell grants: 45%
Earnings @ 10yr: $42,009
Median debt: $24,990

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: $35
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 96%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Not considered
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 1,018
Admitted: 879
Enrolled: 244

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

What students study

Business17%

Health & Nursing12%

Kinesiology & Sports Science9%

Criminal Justice6%

Education4%

Psychology3%

Computer Science2%

Biology & Life Sciences1%

Best transfer rates elsewhere in GA

South Georgia State CollegeDouglas51.3%East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro50.7%College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick40.4%Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta38.4%Georgia Highlands CollegeRome36.8%Andrew CollegeCuthbert28.1%

Contact and accreditation

Address: 201 David-Eliza Fountain Circle, Mount Vernon, GA 30445
Phone: (912) 583-2241
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Where would you transfer to?

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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