USC Columbia
New Freshmen Profile (Fall 2021)


Application Information
# of Applicants: 42,045
# Admitted: 25,884
# Enrolled: 6,174
General Information
Males: 2,477 40.12%
Females: 3,697 59.88%
High School Representation
# of SC High Schools Represented: 221
# Who Attended High Schools Out-of-State: 3,461
State Representation (Top 10)
South Carolina 51.80%
North Carolina 7.13%
New Jersey 4.76%
New York 4.57%
Virginia 4.45%
Georgia 4.31%
Pennsylvania 3.50%
Maryland 3.32%
Massachusetts 1.83%
Ohio 1.83%
Foreign Country Representation
# of Students 20 0.32%
Foreign Countries Represented
Brazil, Canada, China, India, Israel, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom
Ethnic Diversity
Non-Resident Alien 64 1.04%
African American 467 7.56%
American Indian 8 0.13%
Asian 281 4.55%
Hispanic 337 5.46%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5 0.08%
White 4,674 75.70%
Two or More Races 245 3.97%
Unknown 93 1.51%
Academic Achievement
High School Rank
Top 10% 20.29%
2nd Tenth 15.35%
3rd Tenth 12.76%
4th Tenth 8.34%
5th Tenth 5.07%
6th Tenth 2.69%
7th Tenth 0.99%
Bottom 3 Tenths 1.32%
Not Reported 33.19%