| 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: | 24,180 |
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| Masters: | 4,176 |
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| Doctorate: | 2,083 |
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| First Professional: | 1,525 |
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| Male/Female | ||
| Undergraduate: | 11,050 / 13,130 | (46% / 54%) |
| Graduate: | 2,534 / 3,725 | (40% / 60%) |
| First Professional: | 754 / 771 | (49% / 51%) |
| Minority | ||
| Undergraduate: | 4,061 | 16.8% |
| Graduate: | 1,086 | 17.4% |
| First Professional: | 222 | 14.6% |
| African American | ||
| Undergraduate: | 2,456 | 10.2% |
| Graduate: | 810 | 12.9% |
| First Professional: | 110 | 7.2% |
| Residency (Legal Residency) | ||
| Out-of-State | 38% | |
| In-State | 62% | |
| New Freshmen | ||
| Applicants: | 23,035 | |
| Accepted: | 14,844 | |
| Enrolled: | 5,046 | |
| Transfers | ||
| Applicants: | 4,445 | |
| Accepted: | 2,373 | |
| Enrolled: | 1,353 | |
| Deadlines | ||
| Admissions (Undergraduate): | Priority: December 1 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority: April 1 | |
| Retention | ||
| 88% of freshmen continue to their sophomore year | ||
| 73% graduate within 6 years | ||
| Housing | ||
| 28.5% 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, Common Courses Programs, and Environmentally Friendly | ||
| Tuition & Fees | ||
| Academic Year (Undergraduate) | ||
| $10,816 In-State (approx.) | ||
| $28,528 Out-of-State (approx.) | ||
| Room & Board | ||
| Academic Year | $8,909 (approx.) | |
| Library | ||
| Volumes: | 5,248,033
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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: | 370-800 (Avg.: 597) | |
| Math: | 400-800 (Avg.: 610) | |
| Greek | ||
| Fraternities: | 22 | |
| Sororities: | 17 | |
| 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 2012-13) | ||
Total |
African American |
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| Associates: | 4 |
0 |
| Bachelors: | 4,640 |
508 |
| Masters*: | 1,812 |
266 |
| Doctoral: | 328 |
37 |
| First Professional: | 411 |
25 |
| *Includes Certificates and Specialists | ||
| Faculty*: | ||
| Full-Time: | 1,793 | |
| Part-Time: | 778 | |
| Staff**: | 3,659 | |
| * Includes School of Medicine | ||
| ** Excludes student employees | ||
| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) | ||
| Ph.D. | 86.4% | |
| M.D. | 1.1% | |
| LLM | 0.4% | |
| JD or LLB | 2.9% | |
| Masters | 9.0% | |
| Bachelors | 0.2% | |
| Financial Aid | ||
| Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid: | ||
| 96% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid | ||
| 90% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid | ||