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USC-Columbia, founded in 1801, is a public, comprehensive university. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Business; Criminal Justice; Education; Engineering; Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management; Journalism and Mass Communications; Library and Information Science; Liberal Arts; Nursing; Pharmacy; Science and Mathematics; and Social Work; through the Schools of the Environment, Law, Medicine, Music, and Public Health; and through the Honors College. Its 250-acre campus, including a pre-Civil War area listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Columbia, in central South Carolina.

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Public
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Coed
31,845
Undergraduates
12,802
Men - 40.2%
19,044
Women - 59.8%
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Entrance Difficulty
Not reported
Overall Admission Rate
57% of 59,630 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
Yes
Early Decision Offered
No
Regular Admission Deadline
December 1
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.68
SAT Math
580-680 range of middle 50%
SAT EBRW
610-690 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite
26-32 range of middle 50%
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Cost of Attendance
Not reported
Tuition and Fees
Not reported
Room and Board
Not reported
Average Percent of Need Met
60%
Average Freshman Award
$17,598
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$34,211
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Academic Calendar System
Semester
General Education/Core Curriculum
Not reported
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
1,718
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
5%
10-19
30%
Over 100
5%
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Columbia Population
132,130
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Not reported
Students in College Housing
31% of all students
Mascot
Cocky
Sororities
Not reported
Fraternities
Not reported
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Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.2%
Asian
4.2%
Black/African-American
10.8%
Hispanic/Latino
7.4%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
4.7%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0.1%
White
71.7%
Unknown
0.9%
International Students
1.1%
First-Year Students Returning
92.3%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
70.6%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
Not reported
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
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