University of South Carolina Aiken
University of South Carolina Aiken admitted 79% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 980–1220 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,565 a year. Within six years, 44% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 79%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 980–1220
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,625 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,565 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,555 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,760 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $21,218 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 44%
- Students who return for a second year
- 67%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $51,703 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,132
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,962
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 44%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 28%
- Health professions
- 20%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Education
- 8%
- Computer and information sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Wisconsin Lutheran College WI · 78% admitted
- Winthrop University SC · 79% admitted
- Fort Lewis College CO · 77% admitted
- Gardner-Webb University NC · 77% admitted
- University of Southern Maine ME · 79% admitted
- Westminster College MO · 79% admitted
More colleges in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · 60% admitted
- Clemson University SC · 38% admitted
- College of Charleston SC · 60% admitted
- Coastal Carolina University SC · 75% admitted
- University of South Carolina-Upstate SC · 67% admitted
- Lander University SC · 81% admitted
- Anderson University SC · 55% admitted
- South Carolina State University SC · 83% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.