Limestone University Graduate Schools

Limestone University (referred to as Limestone) is a Private, 4 years school located in Gaffney, SC. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Limestone University is $12,500 in average. The school has 160 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,840 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1928 - Current).

Limestone Directory Information
School Name	Limestone University (Limestone)
Address	1115 College Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340-3799
Phone	864-489-7151
Web	https://www.limestone.edu
Online Application	https://www.limestone.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.limestone.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Limestone University is $12,500 in average. The school has 160 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,840 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 24 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,500
Student Population	160
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (24 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Limestone University is $12,500 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $650.

Limestone University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Limestone University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	24 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Limestone University is $12,500. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$12,350	$150
2019-2020	$12,350	$150
2020-2021	$12,350	$150
2021-2022	$12,350	$150
2022-2023	$12,350	$150

The graduate school tuition & fees of Limestone is average compared to private graduate schools in South Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the South Carolina graduate tuition is $25,304 (public) / $14,181 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Limestone University	$12,500
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
South Carolina Graduate Schools	$13,404	$19,691
Public	$13,051	$25,304
Private	$14,181

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,864 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Limestone University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -9.16% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,360. Off-campus living costs are increased by 40.63% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,808	$4,864	$7,115	$3,807
2019-2020	$9,900	$4,232	$7,115	$3,807
2020-2021	$9,900	$4,232	$7,115	$3,807
2021-2022	$10,645	$4,232	$7,115	$3,807
2022-2023	$10,645	$2,870	$8,141	$7,219

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $650 at Limestone University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$650
2019-2020	$650
2020-2021	$650
2021-2022	$650
2022-2023	$650

Graduate Programs at Limestone

Limestone University offers 3 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 32 students have completed their study at Limestone University.

Offered Degrees at Limestone University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	3	32
Total	3	3	32

The most popular program at Limestone University is the Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) program and last year 30 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Limestone University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	30	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	17	$50,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	9	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	$50,400
Social Work	✔	0	-

Limestone University offers 3 programs through Master's. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 32 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Social Work	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	32 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	$50,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	30	-
	Total	32

Graduate Student Population at Limestone

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 160 students enrolled into Limestone University graduate schools where it has total 1,840 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 139 full-time and 21 part-time graduate students. By gender, 58 male and 102 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	160	58	102
Full-time	139	49	90
Part-tme	21	9	12

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 57 White (35.63%), 76 Black/African American (47.50%), 5 Hispanic (3.13%), 2 Asian (1.25%), and 20 students with other races. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	160	58	102
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	2	0	2
Black/African American	76	19	57
Hispanic	5	3	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	57	25	32
Two More	2	0	2
Un-Known	2	1	1
Non-resident Alien	16	10	6

Limestone University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 160 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	160
Enrolled Online Exclusively	160
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Limestone University. 52 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.50% of total students), 21 students are aged above 50 (13.13%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Limestone University.