# University of South Carolina

#### **Admissions Numbers**

* 1 VetLink applicants matriculated
* Test optional for 2024 admission terms
* \~8% of undergraduate students are transfer students
* 2.25+ cumulative GPA required for transfer applicants

#### **How to Apply**

Application available on Common App and USC Application

* Essay
* Official transcript(s)
* Letters of recommendation
* Application fee (Waiver available)
* Standardized test scores (Optional)

#### Admissions Deadlines 

* Early Action Application Deadline: October 15
* Honors College & Top Scholars Deadline: November 15
* Regular Decision Application Deadline: December 1
* Spring Transfer Application Deadline: September 1
* Summer/Fall Transfer Application Deadline: February 1

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Demographics</strong> </td><td>27,280 enrolled undergraduate students</td><td>45% Males // 55% Females</td><td>19% first-generation college students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Academics</strong></td><td>350+ degree programs</td><td>18:1 student-faculty ratio</td><td>39.6% of classes have &#x3C; 20 students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top Academic Programs</strong></td><td>Public Health</td><td>Finance and Financial Management Services</td><td>Research and Experimental Psychology</td><td>Biology</td><td>Public Relations, Advertising &#x26; Applied Communication</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### Financial Aid & Scholarships

* $38,696 Cost of attendance for full time Undergraduate (Resident, on-campus)
* $60,942 Cost of attendance for full time undergraduate (non-resident, on-campus)
* Application Fee Waivers + Need-Blind Applications
* Yellow Ribbon Program participant funds tuition and fee expenses that exceed the tuition and fee amounts under the Post-9/11 GI Bill
* 90%+ of undergraduates receive scholarships and financial aid
* $16,279 Average aid award (campus job, grants and scholarship included)

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#### Veterans Campus Life&#x20;

* Veteran and Military Center of Excellence - the home for veteran & military-affiliated student population to enhance the overall support
* Veteran Support: Student Success Center - Access an array of support services for undergraduate veterans
* Career Services - career coaches support with resumes, interviewing skills or job opportunities, analyze or explore potential career paths.
* Veterans Student Orientation - partners with the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs each year to offer specific programming for veteran students and their families

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Knowledge in Action</strong> </td><td>R-1 research university gives you the opportunity to conduct important research in your field of study</td><td>The Magellan Programs offered at the university have given nearly $4 million to undergraduates pursuing research in their field</td><td>1,500 education abroad experiences including college-level, short-term, semester-, or year-long programs</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alumni &#x26; Outcomes</strong> </td><td>310,000 Active Alumni Worldwide</td><td>76.8% Graduation Rate</td><td><p></p><p>90% job placement for Class of 2021 graduates</p></td><td>Top 10% African American graduation rate among public universities</td></tr></tbody></table>

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