| Statistical Summary (Fall 2010) | ||
| 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: | 21,383 |
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| Masters: | 4,678 |
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| Doctorate: | 2,066 |
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| First Professional: | 1,470 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 9,936 / 11,447 | (46% / 54%) |
| Graduate: | 2,567 / 4,177 | (38% / 62%) |
| First Professional: | 727 / 743 | (49% / 51%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 3,635 | 17.0% |
| Graduate: | 1,134 | 16.8% |
| First Professional: | 211 | 14.4% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,309 | 10.8% |
| Graduate: | 839 | 12.4% |
| First Professional: | 94 | 6.4% |
| Residency (Legal Residency) | ||
| Out-of-State | 34% | |
| In-State | 66% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 18,485 | |
| Accepted:?? | 12,914 | |
| Enrolled: | 4,468 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 4,040 | |
| Accepted: | 2,392 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,676 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 86% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 67% graduate within 6 years | ||
| Housing | ||
| 36% of undergraduates live on campus | ||
| 24 Residence halls | ||
| Types | ||
| Coed, Apartments, Married, Greek, Honors, Wellness, Residential College, ?? | ||
| Pre-Medical, Pre-Law, French, Spanish, Engineering, Journalism, | ||
| Athletic, Music, Global, and Environmentally Friendly | ||
| Tuition & Fees | ||
| Academic Year (Undergraduate) | ||
| $9,786 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $25,362 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $7,764 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 3,963,958
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| Microforms: | 5,430,971
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| Periodicals: | 67,016
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| Computers: | 200+ |
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| SAT Score Range of New Freshmen | ||
| Verbal: | 330-800 (Avg.: 584) | |
| Math: | 370-800 (Avg.: 603) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 22 | |
| Sororities: | 14 | |
| Undergraduate Greek population:?? | 22% | |
| Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded | ||
| Exercise Sciences | ||
| Experimental Psychology | ||
| Integrated IT | ||
| Schools/Colleges | 14 | |
| Majors | ||
| Associates: | 1 | |
| Bachelors: | 82 | |
| Masters: | 103 | |
| Doctoral: | 61 | |
| First Professional: | 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded (FY 2009-10) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 8 |
5 |
| Bachelors: | 4,135 |
459 |
| Masters*: | 1,760 |
235 |
| Doctoral: | 249 |
30 |
| First Professional: | 394 |
24 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty: (IPEDS EAP)* | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,563 | |
| Part-Time: | 568 | |
| Staff**:? | 3,445 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 85.0% | |
| M.D. | 0.9% | |
| LLM | 0.6% | |
| JD or LLB | 3.0% | |
| Masters | 10.2% | |
| Bachelors | 0.3% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 82% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 72% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||