| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
25,237 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
23,613 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,624 |
| Total graduate students: |
8,487 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
5,828 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
2,659 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
39% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 3.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.1% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 81.1% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.2% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.8% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.7% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.5% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 76.3% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.2% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.0% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
483 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Columbia, SC |
| Population of city/town: |
133,358 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter, and Union, SC. |
| Nearest major city: |
Charlotte, NC |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
92 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
792,862 |
| Online campus map: |
www.sc.edu/cgi-bin/
uscmap/overview.cgi |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (30%)
- women's dorms (20%)
- men's dorms (3%)
- sorority housing (6%)
- fraternity housing (7%)
- single-student apartments (30%)
- married-student apartments (2%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- special housing for international students (1%)
- other housing including Honors housing. Residential college. Pre-medical, pre-law, French, Spanish, journalism, engineering, athletic, music, global, and environmentally-friendly communities.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
92% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
29% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
71% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
90% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
2800 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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South Carolina, business administration, mathematics, music, law, and medicine libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Museum, observatory, arboretum, green dorm with learning center focusing on sustainability, filtration research engineering demonstration unit. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, electronic recruiting services. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, ; other services provided based on documentation of disability. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
85% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
22 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
11 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
17% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
16 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
11 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
35% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Daily Gamecock |
| Number of honor societies: |
28 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
387 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Canterbury, Hillel, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Methodist Student Network, Newman Club, Orthodox Christian Fellowship; Muslim and Presbyterian Student Associations |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Association of African-American Students, Students Associated for Latin America, NAACP, Society of Black Engineers, Minority Pre-Law Association, Association of Minority Pre-Health Students |
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| International student organizations: |
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Friendship Association of Chinese Students Scholars, Global Scholar Network, Indian Cultural Exchange; International, Iranian, Saudi, and Taiwanese Student Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Emerging Leaders, Bisexual Gay Lesbian and Straight Alliance, Carolina Scholars Association, break dancing parkour, EcoReps; culinary and knitting/crocheting clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Ray Tanner,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Judy Van Horn |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director,
University of South Carolina,
1300 Rosewood Drive,
Columbia, SC 29208 |
| School colors: |
garnet and black |
| School mascot: |
Cocky |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southeastern Conference (Division I, Football I-A) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | |
| Men's basketball | yes | |
| Men's cheerleading | no | |
| Men's diving | no | |
| Men's football | yes | |
| Men's golf | yes | |
| Men's soccer | yes | |
| Men's swimming | yes | |
| Men's tennis | yes | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | |
| Women's basketball | yes | |
| Women's cheerleading | no | |
| Women's cross-country | yes | |
| Women's diving | no | |
| Women's equestrian sports | yes | |
| Women's golf | yes | |
| Women's soccer | yes | |
| Women's softball | yes | |
| Women's swimming | yes | |
| Women's tennis | yes | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | |
| Women's volleyball | yes | |
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| Athletic facilities: |
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basketball center, baseball and softball fields, golf club, natatorium, track and field, volleyball; football, soccer, and tennis stadium |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, bench press, bowling, flag football, floor hockey, football, golf, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, swimming, tennis, track, tug-of-war, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand), walleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Columbia, SC (5 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Charlotte, NC (75 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Columbia, SC (3 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Columbia, SC (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Education, engineering forms, financial institutions, government, information technology companies, marketing and sales, non-profit. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator
- Darla Moore, financier/philanthropist
- Gary Parsons, founder, XM Satellite Radio.
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