See Also:
New Freshman and New Transfer Applications (Fall 1990 - 2002)
USC Columbia
New Freshman Profile - Fall 2002
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Application Information
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# of Applicants:
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12,016
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# Admitted:
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8,446
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70.3%
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# Enrolled:
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3,561
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29.6%
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Males:
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1,621
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45.5%
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Females:
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1,940
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54.5%
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High School
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# of SC High Schools Represented:
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229
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# Who Attended High Schools Out of State:
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844
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23.7%
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State Representation (Top 10)
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South Carolina
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77.2%
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Virginia
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3.2%
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North Carolina
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3.0%
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Georgia
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2.8%
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Pennsylvania
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1.7%
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Ohio
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1.5%
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Maryland
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1.4%
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Tennessee
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1.3%
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New Jersey/Florida (each)
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1.1%
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Foreign Country Representation # of Students: 20
Foreign Countries Represented: Albania, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Netherlands, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
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Ethnic Diversity
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Non-Resident Alien
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0.6%
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African-American
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12.1%
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American Indian
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0.3%
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Asian
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2.9%
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Hispanic
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1.6%
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White
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75.1%
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Unknown
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7.4%
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Academic Achievement - High School
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Top 10%
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23.0%
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2nd Tenth
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18.9%
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3rd Tenth
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16.6%
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4th Tenth
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11.1%
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5th Tenth
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8.3%
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6th Tenth
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4.7%
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7th Tenth
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3.6%
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Bottom 3 Tenths
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2.4%
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Not Reported
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11.5%
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SAT by Score Range
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Verbal
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Math
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700-800
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4.9%
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5.7%
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600-699
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19.2%
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23.6%
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500-599
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38.5%
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39.2%
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400-499
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19.1%
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13.7%
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300-399
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1.0%
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0.5%
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200-299
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0.0%
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0.0%
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Not Reported
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17.3%
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17.3%
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