Voorhees University

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#16344 / #4184
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1203
Most Desirable School
Denmark, South Carolina

Voorhees University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#4184
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$12,630
Graduation rate
25%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
440

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Voorhees University Featured Rankings

About Voorhees University

According to Wikipedia, Voorhees University is a private historically black university in Denmark, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Voorhees University's Online Degrees

BS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Organizational Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Sports Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Computer Science/Cybersecurity
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Emergency Management And Homeland Security
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 122
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Child Development
  • Required Credits: 128-129
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in English
  • Required Credits: 121
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Mass Communications
  • Required Credits: 122
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Sociology
  • Required Credits: 122
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Public Health
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 123
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Biology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online

Voorhees University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
56%25%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Voorhees University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$12,630

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Voorhees University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Voorhees University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $36,292 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Voorhees University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
57548293

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Voorhees University?

Voorhees University is located at 1897 Voorhees Road, Denmark, SC 29042.

How Safe is Voorhees University?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Voorhees University’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Voorhees University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Denmark has a violent crime rate of 0.65% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.99%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Voorhees University Known For?

Voorhees University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Voorhees University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Voorhees University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#6679
World Rank
#6681
Historical Rank
#3107
USA Rank

Voorhees University ranks #3107 in the U.S. and #6679 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Education
#11600
World Rank
#11605
Historical Rank
#3132
USA Rank

Voorhees University ranks #3132 in the U.S. and #11600 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Computer Science
#12278
World Rank
#12285
Historical Rank
#3415
USA Rank

Voorhees University ranks #3415 in the U.S. and #12278 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Biology
#13228
World Rank
#13242
Historical Rank
#3642
USA Rank

Voorhees University ranks #3642 in the U.S. and #13228 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Medical
#14136
World Rank
#14137
Historical Rank
#3957
USA Rank

Voorhees University ranks #3957 in the U.S. and #14136 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Communications
#15167
World Rank
#15178
Historical Rank
#4103
USA Rank

Voorhees University ranks #4103 in the U.S. and #15167 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees