The Allen University campus lawn and historic buildings in spring

Private HBCU · Columbia, SC · Since 1870

Your future has a home on Harden Street.

We teach the mind to think, the hands to work, and the heart to love.

Students + Families

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Walk the historic campus and meet with faculty and staff, the people who’ll know your student by name.

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First-year · Transfer · Adult

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Start as a first-year student, transfer in, or finish your degree through the College for Professional Adults.

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Alumni + Friends + Church

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Fund scholarships, faculty, and the preservation of a National Register historic campus.

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Why families choose Allen

Undergraduate · 2026–27 $26,314

One bundled price for the year

Tuition, room, board, and fees for students living on campus. Commuting students: $16,672.

Financial aid 91%

Receive grants or scholarships

Most students get aid. Our financial aid team walks families through every step.

Class size 13:1

Known by name

Small classes, award-winning faculty, counseling, and a campus police team on site.

Legacy 1870

A legacy to join

South Carolina’s first university founded by African Americans to educate African Americans.

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About Allen University

A private, Christian HBCU rooted in the AME Church since 1870.

Named for Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Allen University has shaped scholars, ministers, educators, and community leaders in the heart of Columbia, South Carolina, for more than 150 years.

Learn about Allen

Think.

We teach the mind to think through small classes and faculty who know every student.

Work.

We teach the hands to work with real-world experience and career preparation.

Love.

We teach the heart to love through faith, service, and a family that lasts.

Wondering what to study?

Find a major that fits your goals, taught by faculty who know you by name.

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Student thinking about which major to choose

For more information, view the Allen University Catalog.

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Student Support

Campus resources at Allen University

Everything students and families need, in one place.

Allen University

In the News

Student achievements, faculty honors, campus milestones, and the stories that make Allen proud.

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Allen University students gathered outside a campus building

On Campus

Events

Homecoming, Founders Day, Commencement, chapel, concerts, and game days. There’s always something happening on the yard.

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Yellow Jackets fans cheering in the stands

NCAA Division II · SIAC

Athletics at Allen University

Yellow Jackets student-athletes compete in NCAA Division II and the SIAC, building discipline, leadership, and lifelong teammates. Pack the stands in blue and gold.

Yellow Jackets athletics Schedules & scores

Graduate & Seminary

Explore our graduate programs

Advance your career or answer your calling with master’s and doctoral programs built for working professionals, ministers, and leaders.

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Graduate Programs

Master of Business AdministrationM.B.A.
Master of Science in Environmental ScienceM.S.
Master of Science in Sports ManagementM.S.

Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary

Master of DivinityM.Div.
Master of Arts in ReligionM.A.
Doctor of MinistryD.Min.

Graduate Theological Education at Allen University

Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary

Empowering leaders for transformational ministry, centered in compassion, justice, and love.

With roots reaching back to 1880 through Dickerson Seminary, and named in honor of Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr., Dickerson-Green carries the African Methodist Episcopal tradition into graduate theological education for a changing world.