| 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: | 23,363 |
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| Masters: | 4,336 |
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| Doctorate: | 2,087 |
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| First Professional: | 1,502 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 10,747 / 12,616 | (46% / 54%) |
| Graduate: | 2,520 / 3,903 | (39% / 61%) |
| First Professional: | 748 / 754 | (50% / 50%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 4,128 | 17.7% |
| Graduate: | 1,152 | 17.9% |
| First Professional: | 236 | 15.7% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,511 | 10.8% |
| Graduate: | 849 | 13.2% |
| First Professional: | 106 | 7.1% |
| Residency (Legal Residency) | ||
| Out-of-State | 36% | |
| In-State | 64% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 23,429 | |
| Accepted: | 14,199 | |
| Enrolled: | 4,625 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 4,481 | |
| Accepted: | 2,501 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,771 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 87% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 72% 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) | ||
| $10,488 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $27,644 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $8,459 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 4,459,841
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| Microforms: | 5,537,847
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| Periodicals: | 78,061
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| Computers: | 500+ |
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| SAT Score Range of New Freshmen | ||
| Verbal: | 340-800 (Avg.: 591) | |
| Math: | 390-800 (Avg.: 608) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 22 | |
| Sororities: | 16 | |
| Undergraduate Greek population: | 21% | |
| Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded | ||
| Experimental Psychology | ||
| Integrated IT | ||
| Biological Sciences | ||
| Schools/Colleges | 14 | |
| Majors | ||
| Associates: | 1 | |
| Bachelors: | 85 | |
| Masters: | 111 | |
| Doctoral: | 64 | |
| First Professional: | 3 | |
| Degrees Awarded (FY 2011-12) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 7 |
2 |
| Bachelors: | 4,556 |
502 |
| Masters*: | 1,908 |
231 |
| Doctoral: | 279 |
22 |
| First Professional: | 395 |
23 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty: (IPEDS EAP)* | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,620 | |
| Part-Time: | 745 | |
| Staff**: | 3,667 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 84.5% | |
| M.D. | 1.1% | |
| LLM | 0.4% | |
| JD or LLB | 3.0% | |
| Masters | 10.4% | |
| Bachelors | 0.3% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 96% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 87% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||