USC Columbia
New Freshmen Profile (Fall 2017)


Application Information
# of Applicants: 26,019
# Admitted: 18,811
# Enrolled: 5,880
General Information
Males: 2,616 44.49%
Females: 3,264 55.51%
High School Representation
# of SC High Schools Represented: 205
# Who Attended High Schools Out-of-State: 3,375
State Representation (Top 10)
South Carolina  48.47%
North Carolina  8.50%
Maryland  5.73%
Georgia  5.05%
Virginia  5.05%
New Jersey  4.74%
Pennsylvania  3.62%
New York  2.98%
Massachusetts  2.38%
Ohio  1.89%
Foreign Country Representation
# of Students 34 0.60%
Foreign Countries Represented
Aruba, Austria, Barbados, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Ethnic Diversity
Non-Resident Alien 50 0.85%
African American 317 5.39%
American Indian 13 0.22%
Asian 197 3.35%
Hispanic 305 5.19%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5 0.09%
White 4,738 80.58%
Two or More Races 196 3.33%
Unknown 59 1.00%
Academic Achievement
High School Rank
Top 10% 19.13%
2nd Tenth 15.46%
3rd Tenth 12.24%
4th Tenth 8.23%
5th Tenth 5.95%
6th Tenth 3.40%
7th Tenth 1.53%
Bottom 3 Tenths 1.26%
Not Reported 32.79%