University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia-Campus
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-7000
www.sc.edu/
fax:(803) 777-0101
president:Harris Pastides
23429 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.61 Graduation Rate 0.73
0.71 0.74

STUDENT RATIO

24180

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

10816 | 28528

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

22533

CLASS SIZE

27

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
605

SAT MATH

590

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

27

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.71
0.74
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
560
605
650
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
540
590
640
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
24
27
29
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$22500

Average Monthly Payment

$250

Median Earnings

$42100

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

71%
URL Applywww.sc.edu/applytousc/
Application Fee50
Percent Admitted (Men)0.61
Percent Admitted (Women)0.6
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1647
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.77
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.9
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7000
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates11731
Applicants Men9991
Applicants Women13438
Admissions Total14199
Admissions Men6134
Admissions Women8065
ACT English 25th percentile score23
ACT English 75th percentile score31
ACT Math 25th percentile score23
ACT Math 75th percentile score28
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1200
Median ACT English Score27
Median ACT Math Score26
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)49%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)90%
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