Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 10,377 undergrads, where 26% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.43
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
2,677 first-time students
67% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 32% are from South Carolina. More from other states than at 89% of colleges.
- In-state (South Carolina)32%
- Other states67%
- Abroad1.0%
Top home states
- South Carolina(home state)32% 866
- New York9.6% 257
- Pennsylvania8.3% 223
- New Jersey8.1% 217
- Virginia6.4% 170
From 45 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
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
711
new transfer students, 21% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 40% of colleges.
669 full-time, 42 part-time.
Going on to another college
34%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,111 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
3.5% of undergrads study part-time.
56% women
Another gender: 37 undergraduates (0.3%)
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 5,199 students.
Housing
Beds
5,199
About 50 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 · Sun Belt Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Sun Belt Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Trans-inclusive athletic policy (intramurals and club sports)
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
131 applied · 76 admitted · 0 enrolled
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;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)