Claflin University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Claflin University is a private liberal arts college in Orangeburg, SC (town setting), with 1,754 undergraduates (73% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 73% of 6,999 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $33,676 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,232 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 49% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in psychology, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 2.52 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Claflin University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,046
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Claflin University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Claflin University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Peach Belt Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $321k | $8,036 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 16 | — | 1 | $571k | $35,712 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 16 | — | 1 | $464k | $29,009 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | — | 1 | $75k | $10,673 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 6 | — | 1 | $71k | $11,812 | — | |
| Softball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 19 | — | 1 | $258k | $13,568 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 20 | — | 1 | $42k | $2,095 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 21 | — | 1 | $43k | $2,054 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 13 | — | 2 | $133k | $10,248 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.