| Statistical Summary (Fall 2006) | ||
| School Name?? | University of South Carolina | |
| Address? | Columbia, SC 29208 | |
| Undergraduate Admissions | Lieber College | |
| 803-777-7700 | ||
| 800-868-5872 | ||
| Graduate Admissions | Byrnes Building | |
| 803-777-4243 | ||
| 800-922-9755 | ||
| Location | Urban Campus | |
| City Size | Medium | |
| (50,000-249,999) | ||
| Enrollment | ||
| Undergraduate: | 18,648 |
|
| Masters: | 5,604 |
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| Doctorate: | 1,698 |
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| First Professional: | 1,440 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 8,462 / 10,186 | (45% / 55%) |
| Graduate: | 2,370 / 4,932 | (32% / 68%) |
| First Professional: | 673 / 767 | (47% / 53%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 3,582 | 19.21% |
| Graduate: | 2,055 | 28.14% |
| First Professional: | 207 | 14.38% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,455 | 13.16% |
| Graduate: | 1,047 | 18.68% |
| First Professional: | 94 | 6.53% |
| Residency (Fee-based) | ||
| Out-of-State | 10% | |
| In-State | 90% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 13,946 | |
| Accepted:?? | 8,782 | |
| Enrolled: | 3,697 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 3,345 | |
| Accepted: | 2,058 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,247 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Credentials: February 1 | ||
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 86% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 62% graduate within 6 years | ||
| Housing | ||
| 40% of undergraduates live on campus | ||
| 25 Residence halls | ||
| Types | ||
| Coed, Apartments, Married, Greek, Honors, Wellness, Residential College,?? | ||
| Communities for Pre-Medical, Engineering, Athletic, Teaching Fellows, | ||
| Global, and Environmentally Friendly | ||
| Tuition & Fees | ||
| Academic Year (Undergraduate) | ||
| $7,808 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $20,236 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $6,520 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 3,560,258 | |
| Microforms: | 5,143,017 | |
| Periodicals: | 53,610 | |
| Computers: | 2,800 |
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| SAT Score Range of New Freshmen | ||
| Verbal: | 310-800 (Avg.: 577) | |
| Math: | 380-800 (Avg.: 595) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 18 | |
| Sororities: | 14 | |
| Undergraduate Greek population:?? | 15% | |
| Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded | ||
| Business Administration | ||
| Experimental Psychology | ||
| Advertising/Public Relations | ||
| Schools/Colleges | 14 | |
| Majors | ||
| Associates: | 1 | |
| Bachelors: | 75 | |
| Masters: | 123 | |
| Doctoral: | 60 | |
| First Professional: | 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded (FY 2005-06) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 11 |
5 |
| Bachelors: | 3,610 |
475 |
| Masters*: | 1,680 |
177 |
| Doctoral: | 245 |
20 |
| First Professional: | 396 |
28 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty: (IPEDS EAP)* | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,621 | |
| Part-Time: | 490 | |
| Staff**:? | 3,273 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 89.40% | |
| M.D. | 0.80% | |
| LLM | 1.00% | |
| JD or LLB | 2.70% | |
| Masters | 5.90% | |
| Bachelors | 0.20% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 95% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 82% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||