Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 29,820 undergrads, where 19% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.46
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
7,272 first-time students
45% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 54% are from South Carolina. More from other states than at 75% of colleges.
- In-state (South Carolina)54%
- Other states45%
- Abroad1.0%
- Not reported0.6%
Top home states
- South Carolina(home state)54% 3,893
- New York6.7% 485
- New Jersey5.9% 430
- North Carolina4.8% 350
- Pennsylvania4.1% 300
From 48 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,414
new transfer students, 16% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 29% of colleges.
1,335 full-time, 79 part-time.
Going on to another college
16%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,210 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
59% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 9,956 students.
Housing
Beds
9,956
About 33 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Southeastern Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Southeastern Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 5
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 3
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 25% of men, 49% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Beta Epsilon Chapter
Beta Zeta
Lambda Theta
South Carolina Alpha
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Chi-Omega
Epsilon-Psi (South Carolina)
Delta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2004
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)