USC Columbia
New Freshmen Profile (Fall 2020)


Application Information
# of Applicants: 34,957
# Admitted: 23,894
# Enrolled: 5,742
General Information
Males: 2,565 44.67%
Females: 3,177 55.33%
High School Representation
# of SC High Schools Represented: 208
# Who Attended High Schools Out-of-State: 2,313
State Representation (Top 10)
South Carolina  58.53%
North Carolina  6.34%
New Jersey  4.58%
Virginia  4.14%
Georgia  3.71%
New York  3.64%
Maryland  3.38%
Pennsylvania  2.73%
Illinois  1.64%
Ohio  1.38%
Foreign Country Representation
# of Students 21 0.37%
Foreign Countries Represented
Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom
Ethnic Diversity
Non-Resident Alien 50 0.87%
African American 458 7.98%
American Indian 8 0.14%
Asian 273 4.75%
Hispanic 318 5.54%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5 0.09%
White 4,299 74.87%
Two or More Races 253 4.41%
Unknown 78 1.36%
Academic Achievement
High School Rank
Top 10% 19.56%
2nd Tenth 14.23%
3rd Tenth 11.65%
4th Tenth 8.52%
5th Tenth 6.79%
6th Tenth 4.13%
7th Tenth 2.49%
Bottom 3 Tenths 1.97%
Not Reported 30.65%