Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Conway, SC
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,352
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 32%
From Region 5%
Athletes 5.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Black 12%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Performance 356 45% / 55% 2% $49,977 32 96%
Exercise Science 150 41% / 59% 1% $47,711 26 97%
Health Sciences 8 12% / 88% 0% $55,222 48
Nursing 8 25% / 75% 0% $81,480 88 98%
Public Health 54 15% / 85% 2% $54,429 46 90%
Healthcare Administration 6 0% / 100% 0% $60,564 61 100%
Sport Management 118 71% / 29% 3% $47,711 26 97%
Physical Education 12 42% / 58% 0% $50,786 35 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Fine Arts 352 34% / 66% 0% $44,616 18 94%
Communication Studies 122 +1 34% / 66% 0% $50,548 34 94%
English 17 18% / 82% 0% $40,440 10 81%
History 29 55% / 45% 0% $45,640 20 100%
Humanities 10 30% / 70% 0% $45,325 19 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 33% / 67% 0%
Journalism 4 50% / 50% 0% $48,569 28
Languages and Literatures 9 +5 22% / 78% 0% $45,334 19
Liberal Studies 56 34% / 66% 2% $45,325 19 94%
Philosophy 4 +4 75% / 25% 0% $43,839 16
Religious Studies 4 75% / 25% 0% $45,841 21
Women's Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 5 0% / 100% 0% $36,477 6 92%
Graphic Design 31 26% / 74% 0% $38,250 8 96%
Music 9 56% / 44% 0% $43,220 15 94%
Studio Art 13 15% / 85% 0% $36,477 6 92%
Theatre 31 32% / 68% 0% $31,825 3 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural and Applied Sciences 348 42% / 58% 1% $54,655 46 93%
Engineering Science 32 72% / 28% 0% $84,315 90
Computer Science 16 88% / 12% 0% $80,393 87
Computer and Information Sciences $71,989 80
Information Sciences 10 60% / 40% 0% $82,087 88 97%
Information Technology 24 88% / 12% 0% $71,989 80 86%
Applied Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 0% $59,493 59 100%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,773 55
Physics 2 0% / 100% 0% $66,444 73
Statistics 8 50% / 50% 0% $67,515 74
Biochemistry 18 44% / 56% 0% $47,095 24 94%
Biology 63 +1 21% / 79% 0% $50,474 34 92%
Marine Biology 136 33% / 67% 1% $42,422 13 94%
Sustainability Studies 34 29% / 71% 0% $50,683 35
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration 539 56% / 44% 3% $63,003 66 96%
Accounting 45 +1 53% / 47% 0% $67,423 74 96%
Business Administration 192 +3 57% / 43% 3% $61,069 62 96%
Economics 8 75% / 25% 0% $56,548 52 100%
Finance 85 85% / 15% 4% $67,386 74 94%
Marketing 177 +7 46% / 54% 3% $64,936 70 97%
Resort Management 32 31% / 69% 0% $47,674 26 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences 406 23% / 77% 1% $47,727 26 95%
Economics +1 $65,113 70
Anthropology 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,909 21
Geography and Anthropology 7 43% / 57% 0%
Political Science 23 35% / 65% 13% $56,172 51 100%
Psychology 167 +1 12% / 88% 1% $46,360 22 92%
Sociology 42 +4 19% / 81% 0% $46,281 22 94%
Early Childhood Education 28 4% / 96% 0% $45,218 19 98%
Elementary Education 21 0% / 100% 0% $45,218 19 98%
Middle School Education 11 45% / 55% 0% $45,218 19 98%
Special Education 16 6% / 94% 0% $48,445 28 100%
Music Education 7 57% / 43% 0% $50,786 35 100%
Criminal Justice 24 +4 29% / 71% 4% $50,713 35
Intelligence and National Security Studies 59 63% / 37% 0% $50,144 33 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,229
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,520
Est. In-State Cost $15,819
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,774
ROI Percentile 41th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 32%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 33.1% 663 58% / 42% 3% $60,259 61 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.8% 537 27% / 73% 1% $47,658 26 94%
Health Sciences 11.0% 220 33% / 67% 1% $50,861 35 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.8% 136 33% / 67% 1% $42,422 13 94%
Arts 4.8% 96 30% / 70% 0% $37,223 7 95%
Education 4.4% 88 14% / 86% 0% $46,564 23 98%
Professional 4.1% 83 53% / 47% 1% $50,309 33 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 81 26% / 74% 0% $49,723 32 92%
Computer Science 2.5% 50 82% / 18% 0% $76,698 84 89%
Engineering 1.6% 32 72% / 28% 0% $84,315 90
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 15 40% / 60% 0% $64,469 69 100%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $3.1M #257 51% $0 4 #197 9
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #368 2% $0
Engineering $0.4M #330 59% $0
Computer Science $0.3M #316 98% $0
Business & Economics $0.2M #296 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #217 24% $0
Education $0.2M #362 82% $0 17 #245
Health Sciences $0.1M #355 60% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #544 0% $0
Total $5.1M #383 46% $0 21 #376 9

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1050 – 1220
SAT Math Range 520 – 600
SAT RW Range 530 – 620