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University of South Carolina - Columbia Overview

Located in Columbia, South Carolina, University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Columbia makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of South Carolina - Columbia Known For?

7,287 Undergraduate Awards
$41,430 Avg Cost After Aid
64% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UofSC is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period74% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UofSC makes roughly $62,177 a year. This is 52% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • It takes the average UofSC student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of South Carolina - Columbia?

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Contact details for UofSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Columbia-Campus, Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-7000
Website: www.sc.edu

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How Do I Get Into UofSC?

You can apply to UofSC online at: www.sc.edu/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for UofSC

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 5
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UofSC?

64% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
33% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at UofSC is 64%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to UofSC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 690. Math scores were between 580 and 690.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of South Carolina - Columbia  ( 600 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of South Carolina - Columbia  ( 580 to 690 )
200
800
UofSC received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

ACT English Scores for University of South Carolina - Columbia  ( 25 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of South Carolina - Columbia  ( 27 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Columbia?

$41,430 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UofSC is $41,430. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UofSC, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $9,631 a year. That adds up to $38,524 over four years for those students.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

26,174 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 27,271 undergraduate students at UofSC, with 26,174 being full-time and 1,097 being part-time.

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There are also 8,199 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 26,174 full-time undergraduates at UofSC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Carolina - Columbia students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 989
Black or African American 2,223
Hispanic or Latino 1,380
White 19,559
International Students 656
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,367

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at UofSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

University of South Carolina - Columbia Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management 0 597 12 0 0 609
Public Health 0 435 2 34 15 486
Business Administration & Management 0 262 7 173 4 446
Nursing 0 241 10 161 34 446
General Biology 0 390 0 16 15 421
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 217 171 27 0 415
Child Development & Psychology 0 405 0 0 2 407
International Business 0 175 77 134 0 386
Marketing 0 367 0 0 0 367
Health & Physical Education 0 296 0 38 2 336
Computer Information Systems 0 239 0 0 0 239
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 223 0 15 0 238
Social Work 0 40 5 167 6 218
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 190 0 22 4 216
Law 0 0 0 0 215 215
Political Science & Government 0 210 0 2 0 212
Accounting 0 155 0 56 0 211
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 82 0 1 113 196
Mechanical Engineering 0 166 0 14 13 193
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 146 0 43 0 189
Public Relations & Advertising 0 183 1 0 0 184
Medicine 0 0 0 0 183 183
Hospitality Management 0 150 0 17 2 169
Library & Information Science 0 0 12 135 1 148
General Sales & Marketing 0 147 0 0 0 147
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 136 0 0 0 136
Journalism 0 81 0 36 0 117
Student Counseling 0 0 72 35 8 115
Music 12 59 2 20 17 110
Insurance 0 109 0 0 0 109
Educational Administration 0 0 18 84 7 109
Allied Health Professions 0 23 0 75 0 98
Civil Engineering 0 82 2 5 4 93
Communication & Media Studies 0 89 0 0 2 91
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 88 0 2 0 90
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 11 0 70 3 84
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 81 0 0 0 81
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 81 81
General English Literature 0 60 0 11 10 81
Economics 0 73 0 5 0 78
Real Estate 0 75 0 0 0 75
Natural Resources Conservation 0 75 0 0 0 75
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 46 0 17 10 73
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 68 3 71
Chemical Engineering 0 58 0 2 9 69
History 0 61 0 8 0 69
Chemistry 0 36 0 5 27 68
Fine & Studio Arts 0 60 0 7 0 67
Business/Managerial Economics 0 64 0 0 0 64
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 63 0 0 0 63
Electrical Engineering 0 42 0 2 13 57
Mathematics 0 46 0 2 3 51
Biomedical Engineering 0 38 0 5 4 47
General Education 0 0 0 39 5 44
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 1 13 29 43
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 42 0 42
International Relations & National Security 0 40 0 1 0 41
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 27 0 8 2 37
Sociology 0 33 0 0 3 36
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 27 0 8 0 35
Computer Engineering 0 29 0 2 4 35
Area Studies 0 34 0 0 0 34
Anthropology 0 29 0 3 1 33
Statistics 0 23 0 4 5 32
Geography & Cartography 0 20 0 6 3 29
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 4 0 12 12 28
Computer Science 0 0 0 18 8 26
Romance Languages 0 22 0 0 2 24
Information Science 0 22 0 0 0 22
Philosophy 0 22 0 0 0 22
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 18 3 21
Public Administration 0 0 0 21 0 21
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 19 0 19
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 18 0 18
Educational Assessment 0 0 3 5 9 17
Ethnic Studies 0 13 4 0 0 17
Physics 0 9 0 1 6 16
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 15 0 0 15
Dance 0 15 0 0 0 15
Drama & Theater Arts 0 8 0 7 0 15
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 12 0 12
Information Technology 0 0 10 0 0 10
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 10 0 10
Genetics 0 0 0 9 0 9
Special Education 0 0 0 8 1 9
Applied Statistics 0 0 3 6 0 9
Other Education 0 0 0 0 8 8
Writing Studies 0 0 0 8 0 8
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 8 0 8
Religious Studies 0 8 0 0 0 8
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 2 5 7
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 7 0 7
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 6 0 0 0 6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 4 0 0 0 4
Germanic Languages 0 2 0 1 0 3
Security Science and Technology 0 3 0 0 0 3
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 2 2
Nuclear Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2
Classical Languages & Literature 0 2 0 0 0 2
Management Information Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
Museum Studies 0 0 1 0 0 1
Criminology 0 0 0 0 1 1
Arts & Media Management 0 1 0 0 0 1
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 7,275 429 1,831 920 10,467

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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