How has Philander Smith University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate fell from 100% (2005) to 68% (2011).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2005–2011
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 224 (2005) to 2,906 (2011).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 696 (2010) to 780 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Philander Smith University doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 13–18 (2005) to 16–20 (2011).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2005–2011
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $11,910 (2011) to $13,014 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.