| 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: | 22,556 |
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| Masters: | 4,590 |
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| Doctorate: | 2,103 |
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| First Professional: | 1,472 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 10,425 / 12,131 | (46% / 54%) |
| Graduate: | 2,587 / 4,106 | (39% / 61%) |
| First Professional: | 728 / 744 | (49% / 51%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 3,938 | 17.5% |
| Graduate: | 1,158 | 17.3% |
| First Professional: | 211 | 14.3% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,469 | 10.9% |
| Graduate: | 870 | 13.0% |
| First Professional: | 101 | 6.9% |
| Residency (Legal Residency) | ||
| Out-of-State | 35% | |
| In-State | 65% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 21,311 | |
| Accepted: | 13,451 | |
| Enrolled: | 4,636 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 4,505 | |
| Accepted: | 2,579 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,961 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 87% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 70% 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) | ||
| $10,168 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $26,352 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $8,026 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 4,023,693
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| Microforms: | 5,498,539
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| Periodicals: | 78,061
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| Computers: | 200+ |
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| SAT Score Range of New Freshmen | ||
| Verbal: | 340-800 (Avg.: 590) | |
| Math: | 370-800 (Avg.: 608) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 24 | |
| Sororities: | 15 | |
| Undergraduate Greek population: | 20% | |
| Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded | ||
| Experimental Psychology | ||
| Integrated IT | ||
| Biological Sciences | ||
| Schools/Colleges | 14 | |
| Majors | ||
| Associates: | 1 | |
| Bachelors: | 84 | |
| Masters: | 104 | |
| Doctoral: | 61 | |
| First Professional: | 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded (FY 2010-11) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 6 |
1 |
| Bachelors: | 4,462 |
468 |
| Masters*: | 1,870 |
252 |
| Doctoral: | 289 |
23 |
| First Professional: | 414 |
27 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty: (IPEDS EAP)* | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,604 | |
| Part-Time: | 581 | |
| Staff**: | 3,544 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 84.7% | |
| M.D. | 1.0% | |
| LLM | 0.5% | |
| JD or LLB | 2.8% | |
| Masters | 10.6% | |
| Bachelors | 0.4% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 91% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 85% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||