University of South Carolina-Columbia
University of South Carolina-Columbia admitted 60% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1180–1360 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $22,197 a year. Within six years, 79% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 60%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1180–1360
- ACT middle 50%
- 26–32
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $32,193 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $22,197 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $13,832 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $12,688 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $37,376 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 79%
- Students who return for a second year
- 92%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $69,024 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 29,820
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 23%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 26%
- Health professions
- 12%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 11%
- Communication and journalism
- 7%
- Psychology
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Union University TN · 60% admitted
- CUNY City College NY · 60% admitted
- State University of New York at New Paltz NY · 62% admitted
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- University of San Francisco CA · 62% admitted
- Washington College MD · 57% admitted
More colleges in South Carolina
- 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
- Winthrop University SC · 79% admitted
- Lander University SC · 81% admitted
- Anderson University SC · 55% admitted
- University of South Carolina Aiken SC · 79% admitted
Official sources
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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.