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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SCMain CampusMidsize city (population 100,000–250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

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Class Rank

Top tenth (29%)
Top 11%–25% (34%)
Top 26%–50% (30%)
Bottom 26%–50% (6%)
Bottom quarter (1%)

High School GPA

4.0 (16%)
3.75–3.99 (34%)
3.50–3.74 (28%)
3.25–3.49 (15%)
3.00–3.24 (6%)
2.50–2.99 (1%)

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Academic GPAVery Important
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Standardized test scoresImportant
Application EssayConsidered
Recommendation(s)Considered

Non-academic

Extracurricular activitiesConsidered
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Volunteer workConsidered
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InterviewNot Considered
Character/personal qualitiesNot Considered
First generationNot Considered
Alumni/ae relationNot Considered
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Religious affiliation/commitmentNot Considered
Racial/ethnic statusNot Considered
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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $12,688

In-State Cost of Attendance: $32,840

Out-of-State Tuition: $34,934

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $55,086

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 3,538

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $14,644

Students with non-need merit aid: 2,199

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $4,430

Student Debt

Median total debt: $18,500

Students with federal loans: 41.7%

Students with Pell grants: 19.0%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $44,890

After 5 years: $62,564

Majors(67 programs)

  1. Finance and Financial Management Services.(536 graduates)
  2. Public Health.(399 graduates)
  3. Marketing.(374 graduates)
  4. Research and Experimental Psychology.(308 graduates)
  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(290 graduates)
  6. Biology, General.(279 graduates)
  7. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(260 graduates)
  8. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(243 graduates)
  9. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(241 graduates)
  10. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(239 graduates)
  11. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(212 graduates)
  12. Hospitality Administration/Management.(195 graduates)
  13. Mechanical Engineering.(186 graduates)
  14. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(186 graduates)
  15. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(185 graduates)
  16. Political Science and Government.(177 graduates)
  17. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(176 graduates)
  18. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.(166 graduates)
  19. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(150 graduates)
  20. Accounting and Related Services.(147 graduates)
  21. International Business.(143 graduates)
  22. Insurance.(122 graduates)
  23. Civil Engineering.(88 graduates)
  24. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(87 graduates)
  25. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.(84 graduates)
  26. English Language and Literature, General.(79 graduates)
  27. History.(79 graduates)
  28. Journalism.(76 graduates)
  29. Business/Managerial Economics.(72 graduates)
  30. Communication and Media Studies.(69 graduates)
  31. Economics.(66 graduates)
  32. Music.(64 graduates)
  33. Fine and Studio Arts.(61 graduates)
  34. Chemical Engineering.(59 graduates)
  35. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(57 graduates)
  36. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(54 graduates)
  37. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(52 graduates)
  38. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(51 graduates)
  39. Chemistry.(48 graduates)
  40. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(46 graduates)
  41. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(40 graduates)
  42. Area Studies.(37 graduates)
  43. Real Estate.(35 graduates)
  44. Sociology.(34 graduates)
  45. Mathematics.(33 graduates)
  46. International Relations and National Security Studies.(31 graduates)
  47. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(30 graduates)
  48. Computer Engineering.(28 graduates)
  49. Anthropology.(28 graduates)
  50. Geography and Cartography.(28 graduates)
  51. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(27 graduates)
  52. Social Work.(27 graduates)
  53. Statistics.(25 graduates)
  54. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(23 graduates)
  55. Philosophy.(17 graduates)
  56. Dance.(16 graduates)
  57. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(14 graduates)
  58. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(14 graduates)
  59. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(13 graduates)
  60. Information Science/Studies.(11 graduates)
  61. Religion/Religious Studies.(9 graduates)
  62. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(7 graduates)
  63. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  64. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
  65. Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.
  66. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
  67. Physics.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 28,113 students

Admission Rate: 61.5%

Retention Rate: 90.7%

Graduation Rate: 77.8%

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Student Demographics

White (73.4%)
Hispanic (5.9%)
Black (9.2%)
Asian (4.5%)
Two or More (4.2%)
International (1.5%)

Gender Distribution

Men (42.1%)
Women (57.9%)

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