USC Columbia
Statistical Summary (Fall 2003)
| Address | Columbia SC 29208 | ||
| Location | Urban Campus | ||
| City Size | Medium (50,000 - 249,999) | ||
| Schools and Colleges | 16 | ||
| Admissions | Undergraduate | Lieber College (803) 777-7700 (800) 868-5872 | |
| Graduate | Byrnes Building (803) 777-4243 | ||
| Deadlines (Priority) | Admissions: | None | |
| Financial Aid: | April 15 | ||
| Tuition | Academic Year (Undergraduate) |
$5,778 In-State $15,116 Out-of-State | |
| Room and Board | Academic Year | $5,327 (Average) | |
| Enrollment | Undergraduate Master's Doctorate First-Professional |
17,133 4,058 1,608 1,298 | |
| Male/Female | Undergraduate |
Male 7,711 (45%) |
Female 9,422 (55%) |
| Graduate |
2,471 (36%) |
4,386 (64%) | |
| First-Professional |
638 (49%) |
660 (51%) | |
| Minority | Undergraduate Graduate First-Professional |
3,724 (21.7%) 2,063 (30.1%) 176 (13.6%) | |
| African American | Undergraduate Graduate First-Professional |
2,670 (15.6%) 959 (14.0%) 92 (7.1%) | |
| Residency (Fee-Based) |
Out-of-State In-State |
12% 88% | |
| SAT Scores | Verbal Range Math Range |
310 - 800 (Average: 568) 370 - 800 (Average: 577) | |
| Housing | 40% of Undergraduates live on campus. 28 residence halls Types of residence halls: Coed, Apartments, Married, Greek, Honors, Pre-medical, Engineering Community, Teaching Fellows, US/International, Wellness, Athletic, Residential College | ||
| Library | Volumes Microforms Periodicals Computers |
3,374,496 5,060,469 22,744 200+ | |
| Top Three Majors (Undergraduate) | Experimental Psychology Business Administration Marketing | ||
| Greek | Fraternities Sororities |
18 (17% of undergraduate men) 12 (17% of undergraduate women) | |
| Majors | Associates Bachelors Masters Doctoral First-Professional |
1 69 113 58 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded | Associates |
Total 14 |
African American 6 |
| Bachelors |
3,054 | 515 | |
| Masters |
1,855 | 210 | |
| Doctoral |
235 | 23 | |
| First-Professional |
339 | 25 | |
| New Freshmen | Applicants Accepted Enrolled |
12,817 8,260 3,491 | |
| Transfer | Applicants Accepted Enrolled |
3,293 1,851 1,117 | |
| Faculty | 1,416 Full-time 524 Part-time | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) |
Ph.D. M.D. LLM JD or LLB Masters Bachelors |
81.3% 0.9% 1.2% 2.3% 13.3% 0.9% | |
| Financial Aid (Undergraduate Students Receiving Aid) |
88% of New Freshmen 78% of Continuing Students | ||
| Retention | 84.2% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year. 60.9% graduate within 6 years. | ||
| Latin Motto | Our University seal quotes the Latin poet Ovid, "Emollit Mores Nec Sinit Esse Feros," which is translated, "Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel." | ||
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | |||