University of South Carolina – Columbia: Ranking & Review

Columbia Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	92	190 Top 2%

University of South Carolina - Columbia Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	72%	73%	72%
Applicants	26,015	10,697	15,318
Admissions	18,811	7,762	11,049
Enrolled undergraduates	5,879	2,615	3,264
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	34,731	15,482	19,249

8,728 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,476 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $65. Application fee for graduates - $50.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	2,739
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	47%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	625
Math	625

Number of students submitting ACT scores	3,118
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	53%
ACT Composite	27
ACT English	27
ACT Math	26

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$27,062	$47,162
Off-campus	$27,824	$47,924
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $10,008 and other expenses per full academic year.

University of South Carolina - Columbia provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 8,235 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$11,462	$31,562
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$400	$400
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$494	$1,331
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$12,854	$27,968
Fees for full-time graduates	$400	$400
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$552	$1,182

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		1,624	388	13	2,025
Health Professions and Related Programs		538	291	284	1,113
Biological and Biomedical Sciences		672	49	28	749
Education		236	344	63	643
Engineering		413	97	50	560
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		349	18	1	368
Social Sciences		301	37	16	354
Public Administration and Social Service Professions		51	279	2	332
Visual and Performing Arts	17	206	52	16	291
Psychology		236	5	14	255
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Service		216	6		222
Legal Professions and Studies				204	204
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		170			170
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies		131	31		162
Physical Sciences		81	25	30	136
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	6	114			120
Library Science			112	8	120
History		85	15	7	107
English Language and Literature & Letters		82	21	4	107
Mathematics and Statistics		43	7	13	63
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics		35	9	6	50
Natural Resources and Conservation		43			43
Philosophy and Religious Studies		17	1	2	20
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies		15			15
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields			14		14
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies			1		1
Grand Total	23	5,658	1,802	761	8,244

A total of 5,681 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

At the master's and doctor's level 2,563 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	75%	70%	79%
Full-time retention rate - 88% Part-time retention rate - 80%

Alternative names	USC
Founded	1801
Motto	Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	garnet, black
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	6,520
Instructional FTE	1,914
Research FTE	66
Public Service FTE	29
Sector of institution	Public, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Public
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	sc.edu
Address	Columbia-Campus Columbia, South Carolina, 29208 United States
Urbanization level	City: Midsize
City population	50,000 - 250,000
Phone	8037777000
Fax	+1 (803) 641 3362

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
84	University of Connecticut	Storrs	48%
85	The University of Tennessee - Knoxville	Knoxville	77%
86	University of New Mexico - Main Campus	Albuquerque	67%
87	University of Kansas	Lawrence	93%
88	University of California - Riverside	Riverside	57%
89	University of Miami	Coral Gables	36%
90	Boston College	Chestnut Hill	32%
91	University of Central Florida	Orlando	50%
92	University of South Carolina - Columbia	Columbia	72%
93	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge	74%
94	Georgia State University	Atlanta	70%
95	University of Houston	Houston	61%
96	University of North Texas	Denton	72%
97	University of Cincinnati - Main Campus	Cincinnati	76%
98	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman	74%
99	University of New Hampshire - Main Campus	Durham	77%
100	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy	43%