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USC Columbia
| Statistical Summary (Fall 2006) |
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| School
Name |
University of South
Carolina |
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| Address |
Columbia, SC 29208 |
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| Undergraduate Admissions |
Lieber College |
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803-777-7700 |
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800-868-5872 |
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| Graduate Admissions |
Byrnes Building |
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803-777-4243 |
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800-922-9755 |
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| Location |
Urban Campus |
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| City Size |
Medium |
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(50,000-249,999) |
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| Enrollment |
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| Undergraduate: |
18,648 |
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| Masters: |
5,604 |
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| Doctorate: |
1,698 |
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| First Professional: |
1,440 |
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| Male/Female |
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| Undergraduate: |
8,462 / 10,186 |
(45% / 55%) |
| Graduate: |
2,370 / 4,932 |
(32% / 68%) |
| First Professional: |
673 / 767 |
(47% / 53%) |
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| Minority |
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| Undergraduate: |
3,582 |
19.21% |
| Graduate: |
2,055 |
28.14% |
| First Professional: |
207 |
14.38% |
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| African American |
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| Undergraduate: |
2,455 |
13.16% |
| Graduate: |
1,047 |
18.68% |
| First Professional: |
94 |
6.53% |
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| Residency (Fee-based) |
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| Out-of-State |
10% |
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| In-State |
90% |
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| New Freshmen |
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| Applicants: |
13,946 |
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| Accepted: |
8,782 |
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| Enrolled: |
3,697 |
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| Transfers |
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| Applicants: |
3,345 |
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| Accepted: |
2,058 |
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| Enrolled: |
1,247 |
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| Deadlines |
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| Admissions (Undergraduate): |
Priority: December 1 |
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Credentials: February 1 |
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| Financial Aid |
Priority: April 1 |
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| Retention |
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| 86%
of freshmen continue to their sophomore year |
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| 62% graduate within 6 years |
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| Housing |
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| 40%
of undergraduates live on campus |
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| 25 Residence halls |
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| Types |
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| Coed,
Apartments, Married, Greek, Honors, Wellness, Residential College, |
| Communities for
Pre-Medical, Engineering, Athletic, Teaching Fellows, |
| Global,
and Environmentally Friendly |
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| Tuition & Fees |
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| Academic Year (Undergraduate) |
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| $7,808 In-State (approx.) |
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| $20,236 Out-of-State (approx.) |
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| Room & Board |
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| Academic Year |
$6,520 (approx.) |
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| Library |
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| Volumes: |
3,560,258 |
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| Microforms: |
5,143,017 |
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| Periodicals: |
53,610 |
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| Computers: |
2,800 |
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| SAT
Score Range of New Freshmen |
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| Verbal: |
310-800 (Avg.: 577) |
| Math: |
380-800 (Avg.: 595) |
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| Greek |
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| Fraternities: |
18 |
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| Sororities: |
14 |
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| Undergraduate Greek
population: |
15% |
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| Top
3 Undergraduate Majors by Degrees Awarded |
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| Business Administration |
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| Experimental Psychology |
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| Advertising/Public Relations |
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| Schools/Colleges |
14 |
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| Majors |
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| Associates: |
1 |
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| Bachelors: |
75 |
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| Masters: |
123 |
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| Doctoral: |
60 |
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| First Professional: |
3 |
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| Degrees Awarded (FY 2005-06) |
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Total |
African American |
| Associates: |
11 |
5 |
| Bachelors: |
3,610 |
475 |
| Masters*: |
1,680 |
177 |
| Doctoral: |
245 |
20 |
| First Professional: |
396 |
28 |
| *Includes
Certificates and Specialists |
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| Faculty: (IPEDS
EAP)* |
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| Full-Time: |
1,621 |
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| Part-Time: |
490 |
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| Staff**: |
3,273 |
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| * Includes School of Medicine |
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| ** Excludes student employees |
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| Faculty Degrees (Ranked Only) |
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| Ph.D. |
89.40% |
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| M.D. |
0.80% |
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| LLM |
1.00% |
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| JD or LLB |
2.70% |
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| Masters |
5.90% |
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| Bachelors |
0.20% |
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| Financial Aid |
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| Undergrad. Students Receiving
Aid: |
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| 95%
of New Freshmen received some form of financial aid |
| 82%
of Continuing Students received some form of financial aid |
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