Selectivity
65%
Total Students
36,906
UG 25,594
PG 11,312
Satisfaction Index
87%
Salary After Attending
$42,200
BASIC
| Web Site | www.sc.edu/ |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Columbia |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 25,594 |
| Women | 13,494 (52.72%) |
| Men | 12,100 (47.28%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 11,312 |
| Women | 6,940 (61.35%) |
| Men | 4,372 (38.65%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 65% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 45,716 |
| Graduation Rate | 72% |
| Retention Rate | 87 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.sc.edu/admissions/ |
| Online Application URL | www.sc.edu/applytousc/ |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 65 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | Yes |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 65% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 64% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 67% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 38% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 35% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 41% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | Not reported |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 550 | 640 |
| SAT - Maths | 560 | 560 |
| ACT - Composite | 25 | 30 |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | - | - |
| ACT - Maths | - | - |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.sc.edu/financialaid/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/sc |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$30,882 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$9,700 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,023 |
Other Expenses |
$4,111 |
| Total | $45,716 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$27,408 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$9,700 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,023 |
Other Expenses |
$4,111 |
| Total | $42,242 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 117 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 39% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 7,251 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 8,48,359 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | 4 | - | - |
| Chinese Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Latin American Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Women's Studies. | 4 | - | - |
| Category total | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. | 30 | - | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 268 | 4 | 8 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General. | - | 8 | 3 |
| Biostatistics. | - | 1 | 3 |
| Epidemiology. | - | 9 | 7 |
| Exercise Physiology. | 274 | 6 | 7 |
| Human/Medical Genetics. | - | 8 | - |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. | 60 | 6 | 1 |
| Category total | 632 | 42 | 29 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 147 | 47 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 168 | 200 | 6 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 36 | - | - |
| Finance, General. | 285 | - | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | 126 | 5 | 6 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. | - | 41 | - |
| Insurance. | 56 | - | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce. | 126 | 69 | - |
| Management Science. | 141 | - | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 207 | - | - |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. | 39 | - | - |
| Real Estate. | 12 | - | - |
| Retailing and Retail Operations. | 130 | 2 | - |
| Tourism and Travel Services Management. | 24 | - | - |
| Category total | 1497 | 364 | 12 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Advertising. | 63 | - | - |
| Broadcast Journalism. | 55 | - | - |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. | 49 | - | - |
| Journalism. | 36 | 12 | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies. | - | - | 4 |
| Public Relations/Image Management. | 187 | - | - |
| Category total | 390 | 12 | 4 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 77 | - | - |
| Information Science/Studies. | 8 | - | - |
| Information Technology. | 51 | - | - |
| Category total | 136 | 0 | 0 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Art Teacher Education. | 9 | 2 | - |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | - | 49 | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | - | 8 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | - | 6 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | 93 | 1 | 2 |
| Education, General. | - | 19 | 1 |
| Educational Evaluation and Research. | - | - | 6 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 108 | 9 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology. | - | 4 | - |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | 79 | 19 | 2 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. | - | 7 | - |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. | 37 | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education. | - | 6 | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| Reading Teacher Education. | - | 13 | 6 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching. | - | 33 | 1 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | - | - | 4 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | - | 24 | 3 |
| Category total | 235 | 288 | 53 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Engineering/Industrial Management. | - | 1 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | - | 5 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 56 | 11 | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 48 | 3 | 17 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 48 | 16 | 4 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 15 | 18 | 6 |
| Computer Software Engineering. | - | 1 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | 12 | 6 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 137 | 9 | 7 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | - | 5 | - |
| Category total | 340 | 80 | 42 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | - | 9 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 104 | 11 | 5 |
| Category total | 104 | 20 | 5 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | - | - |
| Comparative Literature. | - | 1 | 5 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. | - | 3 | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 7 | 1 | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 5 | 1 | - |
| Linguistics. | - | 6 | 5 |
| Russian Language and Literature. | 4 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 18 | 3 | - |
| Category total | 36 | 15 | 10 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | 37 | 18 | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | - | - | 3 |
| Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist. | 8 | - | - |
| Environmental Health. | - | 2 | 2 |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. | - | 26 | - |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. | - | 29 | - |
| Nurse Anesthetist. | - | 25 | - |
| Nursing Science. | - | 14 | 4 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. | - | - | 5 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist. | - | - | 18 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion. | - | 25 | 12 |
| Public Health, General. | - | 27 | 7 |
| Public Health, Other. | 240 | - | - |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing. | - | 16 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 208 | - | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other. | - | 10 | - |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | - | 62 | - |
| Category total | 493 | 254 | 51 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 94 | 2 | 5 |
| Public/Applied History. | - | 8 | - |
| Category total | 94 | 10 | 5 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES. | |||
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. | 212 | 7 | - |
| Category total | 212 | 7 | 0 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Administration. | - | 11 | - |
| Social Work. | 40 | 284 | 3 |
| Category total | 40 | 295 | 3 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. | 36 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | 65 | - | - |
| Category total | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| LIBRARY SCIENCE. | |||
| Library and Information Science. | - | 95 | 3 |
| Category total | 0 | 95 | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Mathematics, General. | 44 | 10 | 8 |
| Statistics, General. | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Category total | 47 | 19 | 13 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 27 | - | - |
| Environmental Studies. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. | 74 | 26 | - |
| Category total | 74 | 26 | 0 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 9 | - | - |
| Category total | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemistry, General. | 46 | 6 | 30 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Geophysics and Seismology. | 3 | - | - |
| Physical Sciences, Other. | - | 6 | - |
| Physics, General. | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Category total | 72 | 24 | 37 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Clinical Psychology. | - | 9 | 3 |
| Experimental Psychology. | 264 | 2 | 4 |
| School Psychology. | - | 5 | 3 |
| Category total | 264 | 16 | 10 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 25 | 3 | 6 |
| Criminology. | - | - | 1 |
| Economics, General. | 64 | 3 | 1 |
| Geography. | 21 | 7 | 3 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | 58 | 4 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 127 | 7 | 6 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | - | 5 | - |
| Sociology. | 51 | - | 1 |
| Category total | 346 | 29 | 18 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 8 | 1 | - |
| Conducting. | - | - | 5 |
| Dance, General. | 17 | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 11 | 2 | - |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies. | 12 | - | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other. | 85 | 1 | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 51 | 4 | - |
| Music Performance, General. | - | 13 | 13 |
| Music, General. | 57 | 7 | - |
| Music, Other. | - | - | 2 |
| Category total | 241 | 28 | 20 |
| Grand total | 5417 | 1628 | 317 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 11% of classes 10-19 students: 25% of classes 20-29 students: 27% of classes 30-39 students: 12% of classes 40-49 students: 9% of classes 50-99 students: 10% of classes Over 100 students: 5% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 25,594 |
| Women (% of total) | 13,494 (52.72%) |
| Men (% of total) | 12,100 (47.28%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.23 % Asian - 2.73 % Black/African-American - 9.65 % Hispanic/Latino - 4.49 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 3.63 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.12 % White - 75.73 % Unknown - 1.02 % International Students - 2.39 % |
| All Graduate Students | 11,312 |
| Women (% of total) | 6,940 (61%) |
| Men (% of total) | 4,372 (39%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.19 % Asian - 2.81 % Black/African-American - 12.69 % Hispanic/Latino - 2.9 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.33 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.05 % White - 65.65 % Unknown - 1.85 % International Students - 11.54 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 87 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
72 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | Not reported |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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