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South Carolina State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Orangeburg, SC
Population 80,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,757
Men / Women 45% / 55%
Black 94%
Mixed 3%
White 2%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Life & Natural Sciences 24%
Business & Economics 16%
Engineering, Computing & Math 11%
Professional 7%
Education 4%
Arts 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,060
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,750
Est. In-State Cost $14,307
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,136
10-Year ROI $83,000
ROI Percentile 15th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 56%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 37%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $8M #266
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #281
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #534
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 27 #342
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences 42 24% / 76% 0% $38,332
Nutrition and Foods 6 17% / 83% 0%
Agribusiness 6 50% / 50% 0%
Family and Consumer Sciences 30 20% / 80% 0% $38,332
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences 76 51% / 49% 0% $53,635
Computer Science 15 93% / 7% 0% $81,206
Accounting 2 50% / 50% 0%
Business Administration 25 40% / 60% 0% $47,277
Economics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Marketing 8 50% / 50% 0% $42,592
Criminal Justice 18 33% / 67% 0% $49,262
Mass Communications 7 57% / 43% 0% $41,128
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences 92 33% / 67% 0% $48,742
Communication Sciences and Disorders 18 6% / 94% 0% $54,265
Kinesiology 5 80% / 20% 0%
Physical Education 12 100% / 0% 0% $43,576
English 2 0% / 100% 0%
History 2 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 4 75% / 25% 0%
Psychology 17 6% / 94% 0% $48,885
Social Work 9 0% / 100% 0% $42,737
Sociology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $50,166
Elementary Education 4 75% / 25% 0% $50,166
Junior High/Middle School Education
Special Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Fine Arts 3 67% / 33% 0%
Music Management 5 40% / 60% 0%
Music Teacher Education
Theatre 1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology 58 48% / 52% 0% $41,919
Civil Engineering 4 75% / 25% 0%
Industrial Engineering 4 75% / 25% 0%
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Nuclear Engineering 4 50% / 50% 0%
Physics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 23 13% / 87% 0% $41,919
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Civil Engineering Technology 4 50% / 50% 0%
Electrical Engineering Technology 5 100% / 0% 0%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 11 82% / 18% 0%