Match #1
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate51%
- 178 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 178 students, close to 172
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to Saint Augustine's University are Bennett College, Livingstone College, and Shaw University. Saint Augustine's University admits 34% of applicants and has an average net price of $6,042 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 6 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Saint Augustine's University. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Saint Augustine's University
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Match #2
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate59%
- 924 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 20%, close to 16%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate80%
- 875 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 20%, close to 16%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Profile closeness42/100
Admit rate45%
- 1,244 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Le Moyne-Owen College-Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate99%
- 581 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Average net price $6,993, close to $6,042
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Lane College-Tennessee
Jackson, TN
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 736 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 18%, close to 16%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Morris College
Sumter, SC
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 383 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 22%, close to 16%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Voorhees College
Denmark, SC
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 440 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Allen University
Columbia, SC
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate73%
- 576 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
American Baptist College
Nashville, TN
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 46 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Saint Augustine's University alternatives
What colleges are similar to Saint Augustine's University?
The closest matches to Saint Augustine's University are Bennett College, Livingstone College, Shaw University, Johnson C Smith University, and Le Moyne-Owen College-Tennessee. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Saint Augustine's University hard to get into?
Saint Augustine's University admitted 34% of its 5,633 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is selective. 6 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
