USC Columbia
New Freshmen Profile (Fall 2019)


Application Information
# of Applicants: 31,268
# Admitted: 21,464
# Enrolled: 6,286
General Information
Males: 2,813 44.75%
Females: 3,473 55.25%
High School Representation
# of SC High Schools Represented: 210
# Who Attended High Schools Out-of-State: 3,457
State Representation (Top 10)
South Carolina  51.78%
North Carolina  8.30%
Georgia  5.15%
New Jersey  4.63%
Virginia  4.36%
Maryland  4.01%
Pennsylvania  3.34%
New York  3.32%
Massachusetts  2.16%
Ohio  1.59%
Foreign Country Representation
# of Students 79 1.26%
Foreign Countries Represented
Aruba, Australia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam
Ethnic Diversity
Non-Resident Alien 78 1.24%
African American 367 5.84%
American Indian 8 0.13%
Asian 245 3.90%
Hispanic 347 5.52%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4 0.06%
White 4,929 78.41%
Two or More Races 260 4.14%
Unknown 48 0.76%
Academic Achievement
High School Rank
Top 10% 19.33%
2nd Tenth 15.18%
3rd Tenth 12.01%
4th Tenth 9.53%
5th Tenth 5.87%
6th Tenth 3.91%
7th Tenth 1.61%
Bottom 3 Tenths 1.50%
Not Reported 31.07%