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Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,770
63.1% Female
36.9% Male

Institution Overview

System
University of South Carolina
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
306
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
106
Doctoral Research
68
Doctoral Professional
4
Distance
17
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.18%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3.31%
Asian
13.28%
Black or African American
4.16%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
60.10%
White
3.30%
Two or more races
3.42%
Unknown
12.20%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$50
Admissions Office Web Address
www.sc.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$13,374
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$29,760

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
106
Master's (Distance)
6
Doctor's Degree Research
68
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
3
Doctor's Degree Professional
4
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
29
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
3
Post Master's Certificate
7
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
2
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree Yes Yes
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Applied Behavior Analysis Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctoral – Research Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Statistics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Clinical Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master's Degree Yes No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Software Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Conducting Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Criminology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Critical Care Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Education, Other Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree Yes Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health Communication Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Master's Degree Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human/Medical Genetics Master's Degree Yes No
International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Finance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Public Health/International Health Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Management Information Systems, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Maternal and Child Health Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Informatics Master's Degree Yes No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Museology/Museum Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nurse Anesthetist Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Administration Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Nursing Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacy Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Research Yes No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Psychology, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health Education and Promotion Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Public/Applied History Master's Degree Yes No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree Yes No
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Retailing and Retail Operations Master's Degree Yes No
School Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Yes No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Women's Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 2,043 1,753 255 35
With faculty status 1,841 1,753 76 12
Tenured 835 835 0 0
On tenure track 279 279 0 0
Not on tenure track 727 639 76 12
Multi-year contract 382 344 35 3
Annual contract 341 291 41 9
Less-than annual contract 4 4 0 0
Without faculty status 202 0 179 23

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$13,374
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$29,760
Financial aid office web address
www.sc.edu/financialaid/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,750
Typical Board
$4,808
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$13,374$29,760
Full time Fees$400$400
Part time, per credit hour$572$1,240

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $20,322 $2,000 $38,100 $2,000
Medicine $42,888 $600 $87,150 $600
Pharmacy $28,340 $400 $42,548 $400

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
No
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
Yes

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,770
63.1% Female
36.9% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.18%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3.31%
Asian
13.28%
Black or African American
4.16%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
60.10%
White
3.30%
Two or more races
3.42%
Unknown
12.20%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 7 11
Asian 133 190
Black Or African American 299 998
Hispanic Or Latino 151 255
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 3 3
Non-resident Alien 664 528
White 2,054 3,818
Two Or More Races 108 214
Unknown 186 148

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,831
31.7% Male
68.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
386
46.9% Male
53.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
534
44.2% Male
55.8% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
338
55.0% Male
45.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
91
18.7% Male
81.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
Columbia-Campus
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone
803-777-7000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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