Independent, four year, co-educational, residential, career-oriented liberal arts university affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Claflin University, founded in 1869 as Claflin University, is the oldest historically Black college or university in South Carolina. It was also the first college in the state to welcome all students regardless of race or gender.

102 Full-time Teaching Faculty. 74% hold terminal degrees in their fields.

Ratio 12:1.

Fall and Spring Semesters and two Summer Sessions.

About 1,800 students are enrolled. 40% are male and 60% are female. They represent 45 SC counties, 23 States, and 18 countries.

The University offers broad based education in liberal arts and sciences combined with internships and other career-focused programs. The University currently offers a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA), a Master of Science in Biotechnology and Master of Educational Studies.

2006-2007 tuition and fees, $12,358; room and board, $6,640-$8,380. These amounts are set annually by the Board of Trustees.

96% of full-time students attending Claflin receive some form of financial aid. Need-based scholarships, grants, loans and work-study programs are available for eligible students.

Career counseling and placement services, health services, and personal counseling.

Ten Residence Halls – 7 for women and 3 for men – house 1,003 students.

Claflin graduates who complete the R.O.T.C. program (a cross enrollment agreement with South Carolina State University) may be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

Claflin is a member of SIAC Conference of the NCAA (Division II level). Programs for men: basketball, baseball, tennis, cross country and track and field. Programs for women: basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis, and track and field.

Claflin University’s historic 43-acre campus is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, a city of 15,000 people about forty miles south of Columbia, the state's capital and about 75 miles north of the historic city of Charleston.