Applying to University of South Carolina-Columbia

South Carolina's acceptance rate is 62% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 42,045 students applied and 26,068 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 24% with 6,256 enrolled students out of 26,068 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,255 and the ACT score is 29 at South Carolina.

To apply to South Carolina, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is neither required nor recommended to submit. Below tables and charts analyze South Carolina's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for applying undergraduate school and $50 for graduate school at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$65
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	www.sc.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.sc.edu/apply/index.php
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, 2-4 Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 62.00% and the yield is 24.00%. 16,363 men and 25,682 women applied to South Carolina and 9,818 men and 15,923 women students were accepted. Among them, 2,454 men and 3,662 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	42,045	16,363	25,682
Admitted	26,068	9,818	15,923
Enrolled	6,256	2,454	3,662
Acceptance Rate	62.00%	60.00%	62.00%
Yield	24.00%	24.99%	23.00%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 2,345 students (38% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,632 students (26%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 680 and the 25^th percentile is 580. The SAT Math score is 680 (75^th) and 570 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 31 (75^th percentile) and 26 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	580	680
SAT Math	570	680
ACT Composite	26	31
ACT Math	24	29
ACT English	24	33

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at University of South Carolina-Columbia are similar to the average score when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,256, ACT: 77 - public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of South Carolina-Columbia.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

South Carolina Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Considered but not Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended