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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)
UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District4506

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of South Carolina-Columbia?
579th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $8,756 $8,756 $23,332
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $400 $400 $400
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $410 $410 $1,065
FT Graduate Tuition $9,788 $9,788 $21,080
FT Graduate Required Fees $400 $400 $400
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $484 $484 $1,028
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $21,490 $21,490 $36,066
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $23,527 $23,527 $38,103
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $14,162 $14,162 $28,738

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $8,346↓ $8,838 $8,346↓ $8,838 $21,632↓ $22,908
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $900↓ $936
On-Campus – Room & Board $6,946↓ $7,318
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,875↓ $3,935
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $8,807↓ $9,109
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,875↓ $3,935
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,564↓ $3,701

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 17,018 (7,138 male / 9,880 female)
Admitted 9,954 (4,260 male / 5,694 female)
Admission rate 58%
First-time Enrollment 3,967 (1,773 male / 2,194 female)
FT Enrollment 3,928 (1,745 male / 2,183 female)
PT Enrollment 39 (28 male / 11 female)
Total Enrollment28,482

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of South Carolina-Columbia use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /   / 
College Prep. Completion
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of South Carolina-Columbia accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Southeastern Conference

ACT Test Admission

258th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 48%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 30
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 23 / 28
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 24 / 28

SAT Test Admission

284th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 75%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 540 / 630
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 550 / 650
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1090 / 1280

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity6,610
Meals per Week21
Room Fee$4,206
Board Fee$2,666

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 468 1,568 270 338 46 9,160 984 12,932
Accounting 6 38 10 18 2 258 18 352
Advertising 16 4 100 16 136
African-American/Black Studies 14 14
Anthropology 4 2 2 70 12 90
Applied Mathematics 6 4 10
Archeology 2 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 42 8 52
Art Teacher Education 2 42 12 56
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 2 2 4
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 2 56 12 44 2 250 44 414
Biomedical Sciences, General 4 16 20
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Biostatistics 8 2 2 12
Broadcast Journalism 16 2 2 38 6 66
Business Administration and Management, General 6 30 2 28 432 66 566
Business Teacher Education 12 2 14
Business/Managerial Economics 4 16 2 22
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 2 2
Chemical Engineering 14 4 12 6 62 4 102
Chemistry, General 10 12 8 12 118 14 174
Civil Engineering, General 4 12 100 10 126
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Clinical Psychology 2 8 10 20
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 6 4 2 80 8 100
Comparative Literature 10 4 2 2 18
Computer Engineering, General 34 6 2 4 34 80
Computer Software Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences, General 2 16 2 44 2 66
Computer and Information Systems Security 2 2
Conducting 2 4 6
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 4 12 48 2 68
Creative Writing 6 8
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 88 8 4 210 22 334
Criminology
Curriculum and Instruction 2 10 4 16
Dance, General 2 2 2 6
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 2 2 2 46 10 64
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 14 2 2 52 70
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 14 2 2 222 20 260
Economics, General 2 6 6 76 6 96
Education, General 6 20 26
Educational Evaluation and Research 2 2 6 10
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2 48 2 138 2 194
Educational/Instructional Media Design 4 8 12
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 32 22 8 8 4 58 8 140
Elementary Education and Teaching 20 10 4 152 18 204
Engineering Science
English Language and Literature, General 26 8 2 248 46 342
Environmental Health 8 8
Environmental Science
Epidemiology 8 2 8 18
European Studies/Civilization 2 2
Experimental Psychology 2 70 4 8 2 314 42 448
Film/Cinema Studies 10 2 12
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 28 6 146 24 204
Finance, General 4 12 10 12 4 332 42 418
Fine/Studio Arts, General 6 6 4 46 16 78
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 12 12
French Language and Literature 4 16 20
Geography 6 2 62 12 82
Geology/Earth Science, General 12 2 2 50 4 70
Geophysics and Seismology 4 2 6
German Language and Literature 4 4
Gerontology 2 8 6 16
Health Communication
Health Teacher Education 2 2 4
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4 2 26 2 34
History, General 10 4 200 20 236
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 2 16 6 30 2 56
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 16 30 12 6 244 34 342
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 14 8 36 2 60
Human/Medical Genetics 14 14
Information Science/Studies
Insurance 2 14 2 18
International Business/Trade/Commerce 92 8 6 20 210 20 356
International Relations and Affairs 10 10 2 74 20 116
Italian Language and Literature
Journalism 2 8 62 8 80
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 10 30 6 48
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 2 42 4 12 234 20 314
Latin American Studies
Law (LL 4 40 14 4 2 424 490
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 2 2 10 2 16
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 32 4 2 52 10 100
Library Science/Librarianship 20 2 4 2 254 18 300
Linguistics 4 2 8 14
Management Science, General 4 4 6 6 56 6 82
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 2 2 50 4 58
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 30 4 10 218 20 284
Mass Communication/Media Studies 6 4 4 14
Mathematics, General 6 18 4 2 60 4 96
Mechanical Engineering 6 6 4 6 96 6 126
Medicine (MD) 2 8 124 2 136
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 6 2 2 10
Museology/Museum Studies 8 8
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Music Performance, General 4 2 56 2 64
Music Teacher Education 2 20 2 24
Music Theory and Composition 2 2
Music, General 2 12 2 4 92 6 118
Music, Other 2 10 12
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Nuclear Engineering 2 2 6 2 12
Nurse Anesthetist 2 2 2 42 4 52
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 6 44 50
Nursing, Other 2 4 6
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 66 6 8 314 38 442
Office Management and Supervision 2 20 4 40 8 78
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) 2 2 6
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 6 18 4 26 158 26 240
Philosophy 2 4 24 12 44
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 6 80 2 92
Physical Sciences, Other 2 12 14
Physical Therapy/Therapist 2 22 2 26
Physics, General 12 2 26 40
Political Science and Government, General 6 72 12 6 2 218 22 346
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2 2
Public Administration 2 4 2 36 2 46
Public Health Education and Promotion 4 8 2 32 2 48
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 8 16 28 2 54
Public Health, Other
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 8 10 2 20
Public Relations/Image Management 18 2 2 228 20 272
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration 2 10 2 14
Reading Teacher Education 2 32 34
Real Estate 2 26 6 36
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 4 6 18 4 32
Religion/Religious Studies 4 20 2 26
Retailing and Retail Operations 6 44 8 4 2 164 32 264
Russian Language and Literature 2 12 14
School Psychology 2 10 12
Secondary Education and Teaching 8 46 2 56
Social Sciences, Other 2 10 12
Social Work 8 186 6 2 4 204 12 424
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 2 2 2 6
Sociology 6 30 8 4 102 14 166
Spanish Language and Literature 2 8 4 40 6 60
Special Education and Teaching, General 6 2 20 4 32
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 12 2 68 6 88
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 4 16 12 222 20 278
Statistics, General 10 2 2 20 2 36
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 2 10 12
Tourism and Travel Services Management 2 6 2 10
Voice and Opera
Women's Studies 2 6 2 12 2 24

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of South Carolina-Columbia 432nd for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $79,616 ($87,850 male / $67,363 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,152 (689 male / 463 female)
Number of PT Faculty 652
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $24,524,831

Local News for University of South Carolina-Columbia

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