University of South Carolina-Upstate
University of South Carolina-Upstate admitted 67% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1005–1175 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $15,680 a year. Within six years, 43% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 67%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1005–1175
- ACT middle 50%
- 21–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,810 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $15,680 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $13,501 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,588 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $23,090 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 43%
- Students who return for a second year
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $53,988 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,234
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,038
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 52%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 27%
- Business, management and marketing
- 12%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 9%
- Education
- 9%
- Computer and information sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary IA · 68% admitted
- University of North Georgia GA · 68% admitted
- Presbyterian College SC · 68% admitted
- Indiana University-East IN · 67% admitted
- Midland University NE · 66% admitted
- Trevecca Nazarene University TN · 69% 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
- 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.