How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
University of South Carolina-Columbia admits 60.2% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 19.1% receive Pell Grants and 19.5% are first-generation college students, reflecting a student body that spans a broad range of family income backgrounds. Transfer enrollment accounts for 16.3% of the student body. For students who submit test scores, the middle 50% of admitted students score between 1,180 and 1,360 on the SAT and between 26 and 32 on the ACT (interquartile range). Azimuth ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #304 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility picture at University of South Carolina-Columbia reflects both the scale at which it serves students from lower-income backgrounds and the outcomes those students achieve. Low-income graduates achieve median earnings of $54,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 84.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 78.8%, with 67.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Freshman retention stands at 92.2%. Azimuth ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #88 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions.
University of South Carolina-Columbia admits 60.2% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 19.1% receive Pell Grants and 19.5% are first-generation college students, reflecting a student body that spans a broad range of family income backgrounds. Transfer enrollment accounts for 16.3% of the student body. For students who submit test scores, the middle 50% of admitted students score between 1,180 and 1,360 on the SAT and between 26 and 32 on the ACT (interquartile range). Azimuth ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #304 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility picture at University of South Carolina-Columbia reflects both the scale at which it serves students from lower-income backgrounds and the outcomes those students achieve. Low-income graduates achieve median earnings of $54,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 84.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 78.8%, with 67.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Freshman retention stands at 92.2%. Azimuth ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #88 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions.
University of South Carolina-Columbia admits 60.2% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 19.1% receive Pell Grants and 19.5% are first-generation college students, reflecting a student body that spans a broad range of family income backgrounds. Transfer enrollment accounts for 16.3% of the student body. For students who submit test scores, the middle 50% of admitted students score between 1,180 and 1,360 on the SAT and between 26 and 32 on the ACT (interquartile range). Azimuth ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #304 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility picture at University of South Carolina-Columbia reflects both the scale at which it serves students from lower-income backgrounds and the outcomes those students achieve. Low-income graduates achieve median earnings of $54,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 84.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 78.8%, with 67.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Freshman retention stands at 92.2%. Azimuth ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #88 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions.
