Piedmont 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.
Piedmont University is a private master's university in Demorest, GA (town setting), with 1,261 undergraduates (73% women), affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It admitted 93% of 2,066 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 990–1170 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $47,908 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,599 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 40% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, education, business. The campus reported 0.54 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Piedmont University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Church of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 40%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $30,680
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Piedmont 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.
Piedmont University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Collegiate Conference of the South | 36 | — | 3 | $272k | $7,565 | — | |
| Baseball | Collegiate Conference of the South | 47 | — | 1 | $418k | $8,896 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Collegiate Conference of the South | 19 | — | 1 | $233k | $12,272 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Collegiate Conference of the South | 16 | — | 1 | $226k | $14,126 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Collegiate Conference of the South | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Collegiate Conference of the South | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Collegiate Conference of the South | 15 | — | 1 | $145k | $9,639 | — | |
| Women's Golf | USA South Athletic Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $111k | $22,270 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | USA South Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $233k | $5,972 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | USA South Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $193k | $10,739 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Collegiate Conference of the South | 32 | — | 1 | $187k | $5,841 | — | |
| Softball | Collegiate Conference of the South | 26 | — | 1 | $275k | $10,575 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 23 | — | 1 | $70k | $3,025 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 15 | — | 1 | $70k | $4,638 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Collegiate Conference of the South | 14 | — | 4 | $134k | $9,556 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Collegiate Conference of the South | 22 | — | 6 | $152k | $6,917 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Collegiate Conference of the South | 50 | — | 1 | $176k | $3,516 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Collegiate Conference of the South | 33 | — | 1 | $176k | $5,328 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Collegiate Conference of the South | 15 | — | 1 | $103k | $6,889 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.