How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
The University of South Carolina-Columbia admits 67.9% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 980 and 1,210 on the SAT or between 19 and 25 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants and 34.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 22.5% of the student body, reflecting a meaningful pathway for students who begin their academic journey elsewhere before continuing at the university. Azimuth ranks University of North Georgia #242 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's Pell share and first-generation enrollment figures reflect a student body that includes a meaningful share of cost-sensitive and first-generation families, though the institution's selective admission profile shapes the overall scale at which it reaches those students. The six-year graduation rate stands at 37.3%, with 36.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a completion gap worth noting for families evaluating long-run outcomes. Azimuth ranks University of North Georgia #230 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $44,000 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, mobility rankings reflect both the earnings outcomes graduates achieve and the volume of students who benefit — the two dimensions together shape how much upward economic movement an institution generates in practice.
The University of South Carolina-Columbia admits 67.9% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 980 and 1,210 on the SAT or between 19 and 25 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants and 34.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 22.5% of the student body, reflecting a meaningful pathway for students who begin their academic journey elsewhere before continuing at the university. Azimuth ranks University of North Georgia #242 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's Pell share and first-generation enrollment figures reflect a student body that includes a meaningful share of cost-sensitive and first-generation families, though the institution's selective admission profile shapes the overall scale at which it reaches those students. The six-year graduation rate stands at 37.3%, with 36.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a completion gap worth noting for families evaluating long-run outcomes. Azimuth ranks University of North Georgia #230 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $44,000 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, mobility rankings reflect both the earnings outcomes graduates achieve and the volume of students who benefit — the two dimensions together shape how much upward economic movement an institution generates in practice.
The University of South Carolina-Columbia admits 67.9% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 980 and 1,210 on the SAT or between 19 and 25 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants and 34.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 22.5% of the student body, reflecting a meaningful pathway for students who begin their academic journey elsewhere before continuing at the university. Azimuth ranks University of North Georgia #242 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's Pell share and first-generation enrollment figures reflect a student body that includes a meaningful share of cost-sensitive and first-generation families, though the institution's selective admission profile shapes the overall scale at which it reaches those students. The six-year graduation rate stands at 37.3%, with 36.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a completion gap worth noting for families evaluating long-run outcomes. Azimuth ranks University of North Georgia #230 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $44,000 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, mobility rankings reflect both the earnings outcomes graduates achieve and the volume of students who benefit — the two dimensions together shape how much upward economic movement an institution generates in practice.
