USC Columbia
New Freshmen Profile (Fall 2018)


Application Information
# of Applicants: 30,889
# Admitted: 19,480
# Enrolled: 5,854
General Information
Males: 2,712 46.33%
Females: 3,142 53.67%
High School Representation
# of SC High Schools Represented: 215
# Who Attended High Schools Out-of-State: 2,956
State Representation (Top 10)
South Carolina  51.43%
North Carolina  8.68%
Virginia  5.36%
Maryland  4.63%
Georgia  4.61%
New Jersey  4.24%
Pennsylvania  3.66%
New York  2.99%
Massachusetts  2.02%
Ohio  1.66%
Foreign Country Representation
# of Students 53 0.91%
Foreign Countries Represented
Albania, Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Vietnam
Ethnic Diversity
Non-Resident Alien 48 0.82%
African American 357 6.10%
American Indian 13 0.22%
Asian 200 3.42%
Hispanic 270 4.61%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5 0.09%
White 4,681 79.96%
Two or More Races 248 4.24%
Unknown 32 0.55%
Academic Achievement
High School Rank
Top 10% 18.89%
2nd Tenth 15.12%
3rd Tenth 11.45%
4th Tenth 8.08%
5th Tenth 5.81%
6th Tenth 3.13%
7th Tenth 1.64%
Bottom 3 Tenths 1.12%
Not Reported 34.78%