University of South Carolina-Columbia

Also known as

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

324

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

109

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

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

Admissions Office Web Address

www.sc.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$13,734

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$29,760

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

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

109

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Post Master's Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	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
Archeology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Art Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Artificial Intelligence	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	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 Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	No Yes
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 Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No Yes Yes
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
Informatics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Information Technology	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 Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Nursing Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No Yes 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 Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No Yes Yes
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

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	2,025	1,806	219
With faculty status	1,909	1,806	103
Tenured	845	845	0
On tenure track	288	288	0
Not on tenure track	776	673	103
Multi-year contract	358	310	48
Annual contract	413	358	55
Less-than annual contract	5	5	0
Without faculty status	116	0	116

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$13,734

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$29,760

Financial aid office web address

www.sc.edu/financialaid/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$13,734	$29,760
Full time Fees	$400	$400
Part time, per credit hour	$572	$1,240

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Law	$20,322	$2,000	$38,100	$2,000
Medicine	$42,888	$600	$87,150	$600
Pharmacy	$28,340	$400	$37,344	$400

Tuition Plan Options

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 Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,766

35.2% Male

64.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

425

41.2% Male

58.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

514

43.4% Male

56.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

355

58.0% Male

42.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

18.8% Male

81.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

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

Admissions Office Contact

Address

Columbia-Campus
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone

803-777-7000

Fax

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]