| Statistical Summary (Fall 2007) | ||
| 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: | 18,827 |
|
| Masters: | 5,272 |
|
| Doctorate: | 1,724 |
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| First Professional: | 1,449 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 8,558 / 10,269 | (45% / 55%) |
| Graduate: | 2,390 / 4,606 | (34% / 66%) |
| First Professional: | 682 / 767 | (47% / 53%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 3,341 | 17.75% |
| Graduate: | 1,263 | 18.05% |
| First Professional: | 211 | 14.56% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,345 | 12.46% |
| Graduate: | 1,020 | 14.58% |
| First Professional: | 102 | 7.04% |
| Residency (Legal Residency) | ||
| Out-of-State | 28% | |
| In-State | 72% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 14,994 | |
| Accepted:?? | 8,908 | |
| Enrolled: | 3,719 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 3,577 | |
| Accepted: | 2,055 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,230 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 87% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 63% graduate within 6 years | ||
| Housing | ||
| 33% of undergraduates live on campus | ||
| 23 Residence halls | ||
| Types | ||
| Coed, Apartments, Married, Honors, Wellness, Residential College, ?? | ||
| Communities for Pre-Medical, Engineering, Athletic, Teaching Fellows, | ||
| Global, and Environmentally Friendly | ||
| Tuition & Fees | ||
| Academic Year (Undergraduate) | ||
| $7,946 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $21,232 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $6,946 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 3,560,258 | |
| Microforms: | 5,143,017 | |
| Periodicals: | 53,610 | |
| Computers: | 200+ |
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| SAT Score Range of New Freshmen | ||
| Verbal: | 330-800 (Avg.: 583) | |
| Math: | 310-800 (Avg.: 600) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 18 | |
| Sororities: | 14 | |
| Undergraduate Greek population:?? | 15% | |
| Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded | ||
| Business Administration | ||
| Experimental Psychology | ||
| Sport Management/Exercise Science | ||
| Schools/Colleges | 14 | |
| Majors | ||
| Associates: | 1 | |
| Bachelors: | 75 | |
| Masters: | 123 | |
| Doctoral: | 60 | |
| First Professional: | 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded (FY 2006-07) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 11 |
4 |
| Bachelors: | 3,725 |
511 |
| Masters*: | 1,709 |
194 |
| Doctoral: | 244 |
20 |
| First Professional: | 397 |
25 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty: (IPEDS EAP)* | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,705 | |
| Part-Time: | 606 | |
| Staff**:? | 3,333 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 88.46% | |
| M.D. | 0.94% | |
| LLM | 0.94% | |
| JD or LLB | 3.00% | |
| Masters | 6.57% | |
| Bachelors | 0.09% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 94% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 86% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||