University of South Carolina - Columbia Teaching Programs

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution situated in Columbia, South Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of South Carolina - Columbia?

Contact details for UofSC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Columbia-Campus, Columbia, SC 29208
Phone:	803-777-7000
Website:	www.sc.edu

How Do I Get Into UofSC?

You can apply to UofSC online at: www.sc.edu/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for UofSC

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UofSC?

With an acceptance rate of 64%, UofSC does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to UofSC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 690. Math scores were between 580 and 690.

UofSC received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Columbia?

The overall average net price of UofSC is $41,430. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UofSC, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,804 a year. That adds up to $35,216 over four years for those students.

University of South Carolina - Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,864 undergraduate students at UofSC, with 25,634 being full-time and 1,230 being part-time.

There are also 8,607 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 25,634 full-time undergraduates at UofSC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,058
Black or African American	2,129
Hispanic or Latino	1,391
White	19,005
International Students	666
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,385

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at UofSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Columbia

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at UofSC. In 2022-2023, 21,755 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 11th 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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UofSC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Education	8%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	9%
Reading Teacher Education	57%

University of South Carolina - Columbia Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	15	72	9	96
Elementary Education	64	0	15	0	79
Early Childhood Education	76	0	0	0	76
General Education	0	0	72	3	75
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	60	60
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	40	0	40
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	10	0	25	3	38
Secondary Education	0	0	38	0	38
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	31	0	3	34
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	27	0	0	0	27
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	10	4	14
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	3	5	8
General Special Education	0	0	3	5	8
Art Education	6	0	1	0	7
Music Education	0	0	5	1	6
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	4	0	4
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	0	2	2
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	1	0	0	1
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	1	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	183	48	288	96	615

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
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License

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