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University of South Carolina - Sumter Overview

Located in Sumter, South Carolina, University of South Carolina - Sumter is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is University of South Carolina - Sumter Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
84% Acceptance Rate
  • The 4% student loan default rate at USC Sumter is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at USC Sumter is the associate's degree.
  • In <nil>, 61% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is University of South Carolina - Sumter?

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Contact details for USC Sumter are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 200 Miller Rd, Sumter, SC 29150-2498
Phone: 803-775-8727
Website: www.sc.edu

How Do I Get Into USC Sumter?

You can apply to USC Sumter online at: www.sc.edu/about/system_and_campuses/sumter/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for USC Sumter

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 Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into USC Sumter?

84% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 84%, USC Sumter may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Sumter?

28% Take Out Loans
4.3% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At USC Sumter, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $4,885 a year. That adds up to $19,540 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USC Sumter is 4.3%. 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 - Sumter Undergraduate Student Diversity

514 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,419 undergraduate students at USC Sumter, with 514 being full-time and 905 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 514 full-time undergraduates at USC Sumter, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 11
Black or African American 148
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 250
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Sumter

267 Took All Classes Online
834 Took At Least One Class Online
238.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 834 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Growth Rankings of USC Sumter

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of South Carolina - Sumter was 238.5%. This is the #248 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at USC Sumter 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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