| USC Columbia | |||
| New Freshmen Profile (Fall 2009) | |||
| Application Information | |||
| # of Applicants: | 17,694 | ||
| # Admitted: | 11,262 | ||
| # Enrolled: | 3,917 | ||
| General Information | |||
| Males: | 1,806 | 46.11% | |
| Females: | 2,111 | 53.89% | |
| High School Representation | |||
| # of SC High Schools Represented: | 210 | ||
| # Who Attended High Schools Out of State: | 1,662 | ||
| State Representation (Top 10) | |||
| South Carolina | 56.62% | ||
| North Carolina | 7.89% | ||
| Virginia | 5.54% | ||
| Georgia | 5.23% | ||
| Maryland | 4.34% | ||
| New Jersey | 2.63% | ||
| Pennsylvania | 2.45% | ||
| Ohio | 2.14% | ||
| Florida | 1.48% | ||
| Massachusetts | 1.43% | ||
| Foreign Country Representation | |||
| # of Students | 61 | 1.56% | |
| Foreign Countries Represented | |||
| Angola, Austria, Belarus, Canada, China, Cayman Islands, Denmark, Germany, Guyana, India, ??? | |||
| Moldova, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Turkey, Taiwan, | |||
| United Kingdom | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | |||
| Non-Resident Alien | 58 | 1.48% | |
| African American | 242 | 6.18% | |
| American Indian | 13 | 0.33% | |
| Asian | 103 | 2.63% | |
| Hispanic | 125 | 3.19% | |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.08% | |
| White | 3,263 | 83.30% | |
| Two or More Races | 108 | 2.76% | |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.05% | |
| Academic Achievement | |||
| High School Rank* | |||
| Top 10% | 22.70% | ||
| 2nd Tenth | 16.93% | ||
| 3rd Tenth | 13.76% | ||
| 4th Tenth | 9.93% | ||
| 5th Tenth | 5.57% | ||
| 6th Tenth | 3.47% | ||
| 7th Tenth | 2.14% | ||
| Bottom 3 Tenths | 1.30% | ||
SAT by Score Range |
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Critical Reading |
Math |
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| 700-800 | 8.77% | 8.19% | |
| 600-699 | 35.49% | 47.29% | |
| 500-599 | 46.61% | 39.57% | |
| 400-499 | 8.81% | 4.87% | |
| 300-399 | 0.29% | 0.07% | |
| 200-299 | 0.04% |
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| Not Reported: 29.28% | |||