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?

• Students at UofSC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at UofSC is the doctor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UofSC makes roughly $57,734 a year. This is 42% 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?

Contact details for UofSC are given below.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UofSC?

With an acceptance rate of 62%, UofSC does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% 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 580 and 680. Math scores were between 570 and 680.

UofSC received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Columbia?

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 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,804 a year. That adds up to $35,216 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UofSC is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of South Carolina - Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,864 undergraduate students at UofSC, with 25,634 being full-time and 1,230 being part-time.

There are also 8,607 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 25,634 full-time undergraduates at UofSC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,058
Black or African American	2,129
Hispanic or Latino	1,391
White	19,005
International Students	666
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,385

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.

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Columbia

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at UofSC. In 2020-2021, 20,024 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UofSC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UofSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of South Carolina - Columbia was 209.7%. This is the #270 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UofSC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License

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