USC Columbia
New Freshmen Profile (Fall 2022)


Application Information
# of Applicants: 42,188
# Admitted: 27,022
# Enrolled: 6,575
General Information
Males: 2,592 39.42%
Females: 3,983 60.58%
High School Representation
# of SC High Schools Represented: 219
# Who Attended High Schools Out-of-State: 3,947
State Representation (Top 10)
South Carolina 52.30%
New York 6.02%
New Jersey 5.93%
North Carolina 5.88%
Pennsylvania 4.09%
Georgia 3.71%
Virginia 3.60%
Maryland 3.25%
Illinois 2.10%
Massachusetts 1.83%
Foreign Country Representation
# of Students 58 0.88%
Foreign Countries Represented
Aruba, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam
Ethnic Diversity
Non-Resident Alien 58 0.88%
African American 629 9.57%
American Indian 14 0.21%
Asian 273 4.15%
Hispanic 367 5.58%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4 0.06%
White 4,894 74.43%
Two or More Races 266 4.05%
Unknown 70 1.06%
Academic Achievement
High School Rank
Top 10% 16.15%
2nd Tenth 14.49%
3rd Tenth 12.21%
4th Tenth 9.22%
5th Tenth 6.54%
6th Tenth 2.97%
7th Tenth 1.23%
Bottom 3 Tenths 0.61%
Not Reported 36.58%