University of South Carolina - Upstate Overview

Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, University of South Carolina - Upstate is a public institution. Spartanburg is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is University of South Carolina - Upstate Known For?

• Students at USC Upstate have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at USC Upstate.
• For the <nil> academic year, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, USC Upstate bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,359 a year. That's about 11% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of South Carolina - Upstate?

Contact details for USC Upstate are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303-4999
Phone:	864-503-5000
Website:	www.uscupstate.edu

How Do I Get Into USC Upstate?

You can apply to USC Upstate online at: https://www.uscupstate.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for USC Upstate

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USC Upstate?

USC Upstate has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to USC Upstate submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

USC Upstate received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 23.

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Upstate?

The overall average net price of USC Upstate is $28,621. 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

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 Upstate, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $5,962 a year. That adds up to $23,848 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USC Upstate is 3.1%. 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 - Upstate Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,981 undergraduate students at USC Upstate, with 3,993 being full-time and 988 being part-time.

There are also 457 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,993 full-time undergraduates at USC Upstate, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	120
Black or African American	1,365
Hispanic or Latino	305
White	1,881
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	261

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Carolina - Upstate. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at USC Upstate. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, Brazil, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Upstate

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at USC Upstate. In 2020-2021, 4,604 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 10th 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 USC Upstate

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of South Carolina - Upstate was 189.0%. This is the #290 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at USC Upstate 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
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