UGA vs South Carolina

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
South Carolina has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,928) than UGA ($30,220).
It is harder to admit to UGA than South Carolina.
UGA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than South Carolina (1,255).
UGA has higher submitted ACT score (31) than South Carolina (29).
UGA has more students with 40,118 students while South Carolina has 35,471 students.
UGA has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while South Carolina's ratio is 18 to 1.
UGA has more full-time faculties with 2,140 faculties while South Carolina has 1,693 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Georgia and University of South Carolina-Columbia.

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UGA	vs.	South Carolina
Athens, Georgia	Location	Columbia, South Carolina
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,180 Out-Of-State$30,220	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,688 Out-Of-State$33,928
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$10,345	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,864

39.98 %	Acceptance Rates	61.56 %
37.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.85 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,255
31	ACT Score	29
88 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
95 %	Retention Rate	87 %
40,118	Student Population	35,471
2,140	Number of Faculties	1,693
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare