University of South Carolina - Aiken Teaching Programs

Located in Aiken, South Carolina, University of South Carolina - Aiken is a public institution. Aiken is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is University of South Carolina - Aiken?

Contact details for UofSC Aiken are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	471 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC 29801
Phone:	803-648-6851
Website:	www.usca.edu

How Do I Get Into UofSC Aiken?

You can apply to UofSC Aiken online at: www.usca.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for UofSC Aiken

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UofSC Aiken?

The acceptance rate at University of South Carolina - Aiken is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 36% of students accepted to UofSC Aiken submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 460 and 580.

UofSC Aiken received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Aiken?

The overall average net price of UofSC Aiken is $25,613. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UofSC Aiken, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,305 a year. That adds up to $21,220 over four years for those students.

University of South Carolina - Aiken Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,101 undergraduate students at UofSC Aiken, with 2,441 being full-time and 660 being part-time.

There are also 768 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,441 full-time undergraduates at UofSC Aiken, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Carolina - Aiken students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	550
Hispanic or Latino	161
White	1,493
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	154

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Carolina - Aiken. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at UofSC Aiken. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and France.

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Aiken

In 2022-2023, 2,578 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UofSC Aiken has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of South Carolina - Aiken Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	28	0	28
Elementary Education	12	0	12
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	7	0	7
Secondary Education	5	0	5
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	4	4
General Special Education	3	0	3
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	1	1
Music Education	1	0	1
TOTAL	56	5	61

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.