| Year | Undergrad. | Law | Doct./Pharm. | Grad. | Cola. Total | Med. | Other Campuses | System Total |
| 1956 | 4357 | 189 | 360 | 4906 | 4906
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| 1957 | 4381 | 170 | 298 | 4849 | 52 | 4901
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| 1958 | 4503 | 131 | 273 | 4907 | 112 | 5019
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| 1959 | 4618 | 165 | 308 | 5091 | 265 | 5356
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| 1960 | 5170 | 173 | 318 | 5661 | 389 | 6050
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| 1961 | 5701 | 214 | 441 | 6356 | 545 | 6901
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| 1962 | 5989 | 223 | 487 | 6699 | 596 | 7295
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| 1963 | 6029 | 258 | 518 | 6805 | 728 | 7533
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| 1964 | 6920 | 294 | 623 | 7837 | 978 | 8815
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| 1965 | 7962 | 347 | 841 | 9150 | 1329 | 10479
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| 1966 | 8925 | 430 | 998 | 10353 | 1571 | 11924
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| 1967 | 9786 | 502 | 1201 | 11489 | 2071 | 13560
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| 1968 | 10078 | 500 | 1354 | 11932 | 2316 | 14248
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| 1969 | 10935 | 491 | 1619 | 13045 | 2548 | 15593
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| 1970 | 11827 | 651 | 2006 | 14484 | 2560 | 17044
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| 1971 | 13248 | 742 | 2625 | 16615 | 3394 | 20009
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| 1972 | 14253 | 889 | 4320 | 19462 | 4261 | 23723
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| 1973 | 14576 | 876 | 5609 | 21061 | 5281 | 26342
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| 1974 | 15195 | 946 | 6614 | 22755 | 6655 | 29410
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| 1975 | 16028 | 933 | 7420 | 24381 | 7878 | 32259
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| 1976 | 16133 | 827 | 6894 | 23854 | 7939 | 31793
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| 1977 | 16481 | 712 | 6360 | 23553 | 24 | 8863 | 32440
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| 1978 | 17559 | 674 | 6550 | 24783 | 59 | 9270 | 34112
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| 1979 | 18636 | 737 | 6535 | 25908 | 98 | 9742 | 35748
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| 1980 | 18969 | 749 | 6274 | 25992 | 143 | 9923 | 36058
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| 1981 | 18245 | 762 | 6655 | 25662 | 172 | 10211 | 36045
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| 1982 | 17309 | 748 | 6424 | 24481 | 190 | 10293 | 34964
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| 1983 | 16123 | 747 | 7210 | 24080 | 216 | 10445 | 34741
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| 1984 | 15295 | 765 | 6993 | 23053 | 248 | 10703 | 34004
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| 1985 | 15089 | 774 | 7137 | 23000 | 263 | 11619 | 34882
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| 1986 | 14551 | 758 | 8 | 7368 | 22685 | 280 | 11892 | 34857
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| 1987 | 15011 | 759 | 70 | 7811 | 23651 | 295 | 13125 | 37071
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| 1988* | 15962 | 763 | 44 | 9370 | 26139 | 296 | 14357 | 40792
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| 1989 | 16000 | 821 | 36 | 8536 | 25393 | 299 | 14370 | 40062
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| 1990 | 16017 | 819 | 17 | 8453 | 25306 | 307 | 14886 | 40499
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| 1991 | 16059 | 805 | 72 | 8871 | 25807 | 326 | 15626 | 41759
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| 1992 | 16142 | 758 | 15 | 9223 | 26138 | 333 | 15937 | 42408
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| 1993** | 16255 | 762 | 24 | 9332 | 26710 | 337 | 11925 | 38635
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| 1994 | 16028 | 768 | 26 | 9629 | 26754 | 303 | 11812 | 38566
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| 1995 | 15915 | 772 | 19 | 9349 | 26346 | 291 | 11615 | 37961
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| 1996 | 15747 | 756 | 65 | 8636 | 25489 | 285 | 11228 | 36717
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| 1997 | 15828 | 769 | 111 | 8456 | 25447 | 283 | 11419 | 36866 |
* Fall 1998 official census is as of October 25th. All other years are as of the first Friday after Labor Day. Comparable Numbers for 1988 are: 15825, 756, 45, 8154, 24789, 295, 13898, 38982.
** Starting Fall 1993, enrollment numbers reflect the deletion of Coastal Carolina from the University of South Carolina.
See other historical enrollment data: 1805 - 1919 | 1920 - 1955
Sources:
Green, Edwin L., A History of the University of South Carolina 1916
Hollis, D.W. University of South Carolina, Vol. 1956
"Annual Report of the Registrar to the President of the University of South Carolina"
1971 University of South Carolina Self Study, Vol 1, p.408
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