University of South Carolina-Columbia
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Details
- Name: University of South Carolina-Columbia
- Location: Columbia, SC 29208
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 61.49%
- Average SAT Scores 1297
- Four Year Completion Rate 68.72% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 77.75% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 78.47% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
High Completion4 Year68.7%6 Year77.8%8 Year78.5% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $32,840 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $34,934 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $12,688 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $18,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $21,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $14,421 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $17,602 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $22,744 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $26,936 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $29,493 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $50,621 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $48,846 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $57,722 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $53,407 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $62,177 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $17,736 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,164 | $25,834 | $57,440 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $33,732 | No data | $65,370 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $41,278 | No data | $34,341 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $41,108 | $35,861 | $33,399 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $36,300 | $29,578 | $60,050 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $41,311 | $27,636 | $64,632 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,975 | $51,100 | $28,824 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $59,154 | $52,314 | $36,111 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,181 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,383 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,658 | $44,107 | $20,809 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $20,662 | $11,122 | $30,327 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,699 | $40,580 | $24,955 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $58,786 | $43,753 | $38,046 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $48,630 | $48,823 | $30,181 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $69,431 | No data | $35,916 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,471 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,473 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $38,319 | No data | $45,793 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $21,764 | No data | $29,596 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,796 | No data | $30,218 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $21,461 | No data | $71,229 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $39,285 | No data | $27,527 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,879 | $32,783 | $26,963 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $41,209 | $30,131 | $31,800 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $31,373 | No data | $23,487 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $31,693 | No data | $39,069 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,533 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $28,040 | No data | $23,772 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $35,256 | $21,537 | $29,317 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,227 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $44,462 | $61,685 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $46,026 | $39,004 | $23,103 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,297 | No data | $25,267 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,065 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,673 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $48,324 | $39,861 | $31,397 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,203 | $25,899 | $23,440 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $45,409 | $38,965 | $32,878 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $46,461 | $36,388 | $61,735 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $73,962 | $66,292 | $49,131 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,540 | $48,915 | $53,758 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $51,956 | $54,397 | $35,741 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $49,474 | $35,853 | $43,327 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $47,549 | $32,775 | $33,639 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,365 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $52,960 | $36,320 | $47,936 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $37,281 | $31,630 | $28,443 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $48,739 | No data | $40,689 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | $64,078 | $56,405 | $53,142 |