| Statistical Summary (Fall 2008) | ||
| 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: | 19,765 |
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| Masters: | 4,459 |
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| Doctorate: | 1,801 |
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| First Professional: | 1,463 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 8,990 / 10,775 | (45% / 55%) |
| Graduate: | 2,344 / 3,916 | (37% / 63%) |
| First Professional: | 714 / 749 | (49% / 51%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 3,386 | 17.13% |
| Graduate: | 1,057 | 16.88% |
| First Professional: | 210 | 14.35% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,295 | 11.61% |
| Graduate: | 811 | 12.96% |
| First Professional: | 102 | 6.97% |
| Residency (Legal Residency) | ||
| Out-of-State | 32% | |
| In-State | 68% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 17,018 | |
| Accepted:?? | 9,954 | |
| Enrolled: | 3,859 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 3,659 | |
| Accepted: | 2,221 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,571 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 87% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 67% graduate within 6 years | ||
| Housing | ||
| 36% of undergraduates live on campus | ||
| 23 Residence halls | ||
| Types | ||
| Coed, Apartments, Married, Greek, Honors, Wellness, Residential College; ?? | ||
| Communities for Pre-Medical, Pre-Law, Engineering, Athletic, Music, | ||
| Global, and Environmentally Friendly | ||
| Tuition & Fees | ||
| Academic Year (Undergraduate) | ||
| $8,838 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $22,908 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $7,318 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 3,884,645 |
|
| Microforms: | 5,357,428 |
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| Periodicals: | 63,715 |
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| Computers: | 200+ |
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| SAT Score Range of New Freshmen | ||
| Verbal: | 300-800 (Avg.: 586) | |
| Math: | 390-800 (Avg.: 605) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 19 | |
| Sororities: | 14 | |
| Undergraduate Greek population:?? | 17% | |
| Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded | ||
| Advertising/Public Relations | ||
| Sport Management/Exercise Science | ||
| Biological Sciences | ||
| Schools/Colleges | 14 | |
| Majors | ||
| Associates: | 1 | |
| Bachelors: | 76 | |
| Masters: | 114 | |
| Doctoral: | 60 | |
| First Professional: | 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded (FY 2007-08) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 11 |
8 |
| Bachelors: | 3,823 |
507 |
| Masters*: | 1,689 |
200 |
| Doctoral: | 243 |
22 |
| First Professional: | 396 |
24 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty: (IPEDS EAP)* | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,608 | |
| Part-Time: | 557 | |
| Staff**:? | 3,536 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 83.80% | |
| M.D. | 1.09% | |
| LLM | 0.63% | |
| JD or LLB | 3.08% | |
| Masters | 10.95% | |
| Bachelors | 0.45% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 93% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 90% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||