South Carolina State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $11,060
In-State Cost of Attendance: $29,957
Out-of-State Tuition: $21,750
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $40,647
Student Debt
Median total debt: $20,900
Students with federal loans: 65.8%
Students with Pell grants: 68.5%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $30,829
After 5 years: $43,212
Majors(41 programs)
- Biology, General.(50 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(39 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(30 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(24 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(21 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(21 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(13 graduates)
- Social Work.(12 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(11 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(9 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(9 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(8 graduates)
- Marketing.(8 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(7 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(7 graduates)
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(6 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(6 graduates)
- Chemistry.(6 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(6 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(5 graduates)
- Nuclear Engineering.(4 graduates)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(4 graduates)
- Sociology.(4 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(4 graduates)
- Agricultural Business and Management.(3 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(3 graduates)
- Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.(3 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(2 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(1 graduates)
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(1 graduates)
- Physics.(1 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(1 graduates)
- History.(1 graduates)
- Industrial Engineering.
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering.
- Engineering-Related Technologies.
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- Mathematics.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
- Business/Managerial Economics.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,757 students
Admission Rate: 81.7%
Retention Rate: 58.8%
Graduation Rate: 29.4%
Student Demographics
White (1.4%)
Hispanic (0.1%)
Black (92.8%)
Asian (0.2%)
Two or More (2.6%)
Gender Distribution
Men (43.9%)
Women (56.1%)