University of South Carolina - Beaufort Teaching Programs

University of South Carolina - Beaufort is a public institution situated in Bluffton, South Carolina. The location of USCB is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is University of South Carolina - Beaufort?

Contact details for USCB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Boulevard, Bluffton, SC 29909
Phone:	843-208-8000
Website:	www.uscb.edu

How Do I Get Into USCB?

You can apply to USCB online at: https://admissions.uscb.edu/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for USCB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into USCB?

The acceptance rate at University of South Carolina - Beaufort is 84%. 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 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Beaufort?

The overall average net price of USCB is $27,878. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At USCB, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,588 a year. That adds up to $26,352 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USCB is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of South Carolina - Beaufort Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,023 undergraduate students at USCB, with 1,605 being full-time and 418 being part-time.

There are also 14 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,605 full-time undergraduates at USCB, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	311
Hispanic or Latino	161
White	980
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	109

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Carolina - Beaufort. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at USCB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Sweden.

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Beaufort

In 2020-2021, 1,524 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of USCB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of South Carolina - Beaufort was 273.8%. This is the #145 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USCB regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.