University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC
Public
Acceptance Rate
60.2%
Average SAT
1297
Average ACT
29
Annual In-State Tuition
$12,688
Annual Out-of-State Tuition
$35,972
Student Body Size
29,820
First Year Retention Rate
92.2%
Graduation Rate
78.3%
Median Earnings Post-Graduation
$62,177
Campus Security Score
85
Climate
🌤️ 220
How University of South Carolina-Columbia compares
- More selective than about 76% of the colleges in our database.
- Bigger than about 98% of the colleges we track, by enrollment.
- Out-of-state tuition is lower than about 19% of the colleges we track.
- Average SAT scores are higher than about 80% of the colleges we track.
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Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.