USC Columbia
Statistical Summary (Fall 2021)


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:
26,781
Masters:
4,335
Doctorate:
2,391
First Professional:
1,881
Male/Female
Undergraduate: 12,026 / 14,755 (45% / 55%)
Graduate: 2,356 / 4,370 (35% / 65%)
First Professional: 861 / 1,020 (46% / 54%)
Minority
Undergraduate: 4,987 18.6%
Graduate: 1,323 19.7%
First Professional: 349 18.6%
African American
Undergraduate: 2,376 8.9%
Graduate: 859 12.8%
First Professional: 149 7.9%
Residency (Legal Residency)
Out-of-State 44%
In-State 56%
New Freshmen
Applicants: 42,045
Accepted:   25,884
Enrolled: 6,174
Transfers
Applicants: 3,188
Accepted: 2,123
Enrolled: 1,399
Deadlines
Admissions (Undergraduate): Priority: December 1
Financial Aid Priority: April 1
Housing
31% of undergraduates live on campus
46 Residence Halls (including Greek Village)
Types
Coed, Apartments, 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)
$12,628 In-State (approx.)
$33,928 Out-of-State (approx.)
Room & Board  
Academic Year $11,780 (approx.)
SAT Score Range of New Freshmen
Verbal: 380-800 (Avg.: 628)
Math: 340-800 (Avg.: 621)
Greek
Fraternities: 27
Sororities: 21
Undergraduate Greek population:   28%
Top 3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded  
Public Health
Finance
Experimental Psychology
Financial Aid  
Undergrad. Students Receiving Aid:
100% of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid
100% of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid