University Description
Claflin University is a private historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.. Read MoreUniversity History
Claflin University was founded and named in honor of Lee Claflin, a prominent Methodist layman from Boston, and his son William Claflin, then governor of Massachusetts. With “the only admission requirements for prospective students being the possession of good moral character and a conscientious desire to learn,” Claflin University offered, for the first time in South Carolina, quality higher education for men and women “regardless of race, complexion, or religious opinion.”Academic Programs
- Registered Nursing
- General Business Administration and Management
- Child Care and Support Services Management
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- Accounting
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Art Studies
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Chemistry
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General English Language and Literature
- General Marketing and Marketing Management
- General Mathematics
- General Music
- General Political Science and Government
- General Psychology
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Sociology
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Computer Science
- General History
- Information Science
- Music Teacher Education
- General Management Information Systems
- Mass Communication
- Middle School Education and Teaching
- Registered Nursing
- General Music Performance
- Art Teacher Education
- General Computer Engineering
- General Fine and Studio Arts
- Other Philosophy and Religious Studies
- English Teacher Education
- Environmental Science
- General Science Teacher Education
- Broadcast Journalism
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Environmental Studies
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Child Care and Support Services Management
- Clinical Laboratory Science Technology
- Cytotechnology
- General Education
- General Engineering
- General Management Science
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Organizational Behavior Studies
- Other Business
- Management
- Marketing and Related Support Services
- Other Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies
- Other Political Science and Government
- Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
- Physical Therapy
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Art Teacher Education
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Accounting
- General History
- General Mathematics
- Occupational Therapy
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- Middle School Education and Teaching
- Registered Nursing
- Biotechnology
- Environmental Science
- Organizational Behavior Studies
- General English Language and Literature
- General Management Information Systems
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Physical Therapy
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Organizational Behavior Studies
- Child Care and Support Services Management
- Registered Nursing
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science
- General Special Education and Teaching
Sports Offered
- Baseball (M)
- Softball (W)
- Basketball (M)
- Basketball (W)
- Cross Country (W)
- Volleyball (W)
Admissions office
Year Founded
1869
University Mascot
Panther
Address
Claflin University 400 Magnolia Street Orangeburg, SC 29115-4498
Phone number
(803)535-5000