USC Columbia
Statistical Summary (Fall 2004)
| Address | Columbia, SC 29208 | ||
| Location | Urban Campus | ||
| City Size | Medium (50,000 - 249,999) | ||
| Schools and Colleges | 17 | ||
| 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) |
$6,156 In-State $16,524 Out-of-State | |
| Room and Board | Academic Year | $5,590 (Approx) | |
| Enrollment | Undergraduate Masters Doctorate First Professional |
17,689 4,836 1,675 1,396 | |
| Male/Female | Undergraduate |
Male 8,077 (45%) |
Female 9,612 (55%) |
| Graduate |
2,375 (36%) |
4,136 (64%) | |
| First Professional |
648 (46%) |
748 (54%) | |
| Minority | Undergraduate Graduate First Professional |
3,656 (20.67%) 1,879 (28.86%) 193 (13.82%) | |
| African American | Undergraduate Graduate First Professional |
2,592 (14.65%) 901 (13.83%) 97 (6.95%) | |
| Residency (Fee-Based) |
Out-of-State In-State |
12% 88% | |
| SAT Scores | Verbal Range Math Range |
330 - 800 (Average: 569) 330 - 800 (Average: 582) | |
| Housing | 42% of Undergraduates live on campus. 29 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 |
3,436,445 5,108,721 24,152 200+ | |
| Top Three Majors (Undergraduate) | Experimental Psychology Business Administration Marketing | ||
| Greek | Fraternities Sororities |
17 (17% of undergraduate men) 13 (17% of undergraduate women) | |
| Majors | Associates Bachelors Masters Doctoral First Professional |
1 71 117 58 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded | Associates |
Total 12 |
African American 9 |
| Bachelors |
2,991 | 498 | |
| Masters* |
1,952 | 229 | |
| Doctoral |
241 | 16 | |
| First Professional |
380 | 26 | |
| New Freshmen | Applicants Accepted Enrolled |
12,379 8,344 3,403 | |
| Transfer | Applicants Accepted Enrolled |
3,409 1,879 1,196 | |
| Faculty | Full-time Part-time |
1,500 486 | |
| Staff | 2,728 (Excludes student employees) | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) |
Ph.D. M.D. LLM JD or LLB Masters Bachelors |
84.6% 0.4% 1.2% 2.3% 11.2% 0.4% | |
| Financial Aid (Undergraduate Students Receiving Aid) |
89% of New Freshmen 80% of Continuing Students | ||
| Retention | 84.9% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year. 63.6% 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 | |||