| Statistical Summary (Fall 2009) | ||
| 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: | 20,494 |
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| Masters: | 4,566 |
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| Doctorate: | 1,961 |
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| First Professional: | 1,460 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 9,489 / 11,005 | (46% / 54%) |
| Graduate: | 2,472 / 4,055 | (38% / 62%) |
| First Professional: | 724 / 736 | (50% / 50%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 3,480 | 16.98% |
| Graduate: | 1,119 | 17.14% |
| First Professional: | 203 | 13.90% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,214 | 10.80% |
| Graduate: | 817 | 12.52% |
| First Professional: | 95 | 6.51% |
| Residency (Legal Residency) | ||
| Out-of-State | 30% | |
| In-State | 70% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 17,694 | |
| Accepted:?? | 11,262 | |
| Enrolled: | 3,917 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 4,074 | |
| Accepted: | 2,258 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,602 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 87% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 69% graduate within 6 years | ||
| Housing | ||
| 36% of undergraduates live on campus | ||
| 24 Residence halls | ||
| Types | ||
| Coed, Apartments, Married, Greek, Honors, Wellness, Residential College; ?? | ||
| Communities for Pre-Medical, Pre-Law, French, Spanish, Engineering, | ||
| Athletic, Music, Global, and Environmentally Friendly | ||
| Tuition & Fees | ||
| Academic Year (Undergraduate) | ||
| $9,156 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $23,732 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $7,328 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 3,320,392
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| Microforms: | 5,394,547
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| Periodicals: | 66,309
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| Computers: | 200+ |
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| SAT Score Range of New Freshmen | ||
| Verbal: | 290-800 (Avg.: 588) | |
| Math: | 380-800 (Avg.: 604) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 20 | |
| Sororities: | 14 | |
| Undergraduate Greek population:?? | 18% | |
| Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded | ||
| Sport Management/Exercise Science | ||
| Nursing | ||
| Experimental Psychology | ||
| Schools/Colleges | 14 | |
| Majors | ||
| Associates: | 1 | |
| Bachelors: | 76 | |
| Masters: | 114 | |
| Doctoral: | 60 | |
| First Professional: | 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded (FY 2008-09) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 5 |
2 |
| Bachelors: | 4,092 |
497 |
| Masters*: | 1,666 |
227 |
| Doctoral: | 270 |
28 |
| First Professional: | 433 |
30 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty: (IPEDS EAP)* | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,560 | |
| Part-Time: | 533 | |
| Staff**:? | 3,427 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 83.91% | |
| M.D. | 1.02% | |
| LLM | 0.65% | |
| JD or LLB | 3.07% | |
| Masters | 10.79% | |
| Bachelors | 0.56% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 93% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 86% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||