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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Columbia, SC
Population 550,000
Website https://www.sc.edu/
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Weather

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

Honors College

Name South Carolina Honors College
Students 2,300 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 29,589
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 54%
From Region 8%
Athletes 2.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Black 10%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2012 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2013 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2014 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2015 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2016 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2017 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2018 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2019 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2020 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2021 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2022 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2023 Men: 37.8% 37.8% 2024 Men: 37.5% 37.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2012 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2014 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2011 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2012 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2013 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2014 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2015 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2016 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2017 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2018 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2019 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2021 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2022 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2011 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2016 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2018 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2019 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2011 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2012 White: 74.5% 74.5% 2013 White: 81.2% 81.2% 2014 White: 78.0% 78.0% 2015 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2016 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2017 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2018 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2019 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2020 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2021 White: 81.1% 81.1% 2022 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2023 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2024 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2023 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2025 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2020 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2021 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2024 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2025 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2022 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2023 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2024 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2025 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2020 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2021 White: 74.5% 74.5% 2022 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2023 White: 73.5% 73.5% 2024 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2025 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2020 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 International: 1.3% 1.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Arnold School of Public Health 752 18% / 82% 1% $59,462 53 94%
Cardiovascular Technology 24 — 17% / 83% 8% $53,879 37 98%
Exercise Science 216 — 28% / 72% 0% $65,146 66 98%
Public Health 512 — 14% / 86% 1% $57,326 47 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,982 35% / 65% 1% $57,081 46 95%
Cybersecurity 16 — 56% / 44% 0% $81,933 87 —
Chemistry 27 — 56% / 44% 0% $72,429 78 100%
Geophysics and Seismology 1 — 100% / 0% 100% — — —
Geosciences 13 — 46% / 54% 8% $71,128 76 100%
Mathematics 34 +1 53% / 47% 3% $77,578 83 94%
Physics 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $74,044 79 —
Statistics 20 +1 80% / 20% 10% $104,793 98 100%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 59 +1 41% / 59% 3% $68,105 71 100%
Biology 402 +8 30% / 70% 0% $62,922 61 95%
Neuroscience 60 — 30% / 70% 2% $62,938 61 —
Economics 50 +8 80% / 20% 2% $71,291 76 97%
African American Studies 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $49,109 23 84%
Anthropology 28 +2 32% / 68% 0% $43,826 12 88%
Area Studies 25 +2 32% / 68% 4% $47,654 19 100%
Chinese Studies — — — — $47,654 19 100%
Classical Languages — — — — $62,874 61 —
Comparative Literature — — — — $56,945 46 —
English 74 +5 22% / 78% 0% $48,251 20 96%
Foreign Languages 17 +11 47% / 53% 0% $62,673 61 —
French — — — — $62,754 61 95%
Geography 24 +7 79% / 21% 0% $55,591 42 87%
German 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $62,461 60 —
History 58 +9 55% / 45% 0% $53,415 35 94%
International Affairs 24 +2 50% / 50% 4% $57,706 48 93%
Liberal Arts 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $43,939 12 89%
Philosophy 8 +5 75% / 25% 0% $46,235 16 94%
Political Science 200 +13 46% / 54% 0% $62,508 60 94%
Psychology 442 +19 17% / 83% 1% $49,973 25 96%
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +3 100% / 0% 0% $48,354 21 —
Russian — — — — $62,631 61 —
Sociology 23 +7 26% / 74% 0% $44,939 13 91%
Spanish 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $62,754 61 95%
University Studies 104 — 51% / 49% 2% $43,939 12 89%
Women's and Gender Studies 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,109 23 84%
Dance 16 — 6% / 94% 0% $56,134 43 96%
Theatre 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $43,260 11 —
Criminology and Criminal Justice 214 +26 38% / 62% 0% $51,422 29 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 137 9% / 91% 0% $45,752 15 94%
Early Childhood Education 40 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,039 15 94%
Elementary Education 63 — 2% / 98% 0% $46,039 15 94%
Middle School Education 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $46,039 15 94%
Physical Education 12 — 67% / 33% 0% $43,975 12 94%
Art Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,975 12 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computing 611 74% / 26% 3% $91,085 93 95%
Aerospace Engineering 31 — 84% / 16% 0% $97,550 95 —
Biomedical Engineering 44 — 43% / 57% 2% $76,318 82 91%
Chemical Engineering 24 — 67% / 33% 0% $103,966 97 94%
Civil Engineering 71 — 69% / 31% 3% $91,172 93 98%
Computer Engineering 30 — 93% / 7% 0% $91,269 93 92%
Electrical Engineering 21 +1 90% / 10% 10% $102,765 97 94%
Mechanical Engineering 105 — 85% / 15% 5% $91,758 93 92%
Computer Science 188 — 78% / 22% 3% $90,428 92 97%
Information Technology 97 — 64% / 36% 2% $90,428 92 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management 595 55% / 45% 3% $60,945 57 96%
Hospitality Management 118 +1 41% / 59% 4% $54,919 40 95%
Retailing 152 — 31% / 69% 4% $57,349 47 94%
Sport Management 297 — 74% / 26% 2% $65,749 67 98%
Tourism Management 28 — 50% / 50% 4% $54,919 40 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Information and Communications 469 28% / 72% 1% $63,107 62 97%
Information Science 34 — 59% / 41% 0% $88,687 91 —
Advertising 88 — 32% / 68% 1% $68,370 72 97%
Broadcast Journalism 45 — 36% / 64% 0% $52,758 33 93%
Digital Journalism 65 — 25% / 75% 2% $60,845 56 93%
Journalism 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $52,758 33 93%
Public Relations 101 — 9% / 91% 0% $68,370 72 97%
Sports Communication 7 — 71% / 29% 0% — — —
Media Arts 110 — 31% / 69% 2% $53,518 36 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 262 9% / 91% 0% $78,040 83 97%
Nursing 262 — 9% / 91% 0% $78,040 83 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Pharmacy 64 25% / 75% 2% $140,513 100 95%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 64 — 25% / 75% 2% $140,513 100 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Work 41 2% / 98% 0% $46,736 17 91%
Social Work 41 — 2% / 98% 0% $46,736 17 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Darla Moore School of Business 1,500 56% / 44% 2% $89,205 91 96%
Accounting 109 +40 51% / 49% 0% $86,518 90 98%
Business Analytics 185 +72 68% / 32% 5% $93,370 94 94%
Business Economics 31 +17 71% / 29% 3% $103,918 97 96%
Finance 462 +191 76% / 24% 3% $93,798 94 96%
International Business 145 +9 43% / 57% 3% $108,581 98 90%
Management 116 +78 47% / 53% 3% $71,709 77 98%
Marketing 316 +132 30% / 70% 1% $79,349 85 98%
Nonprofit Management 23 — 43% / 57% 0% $71,709 77 98%
Real Estate 50 +68 66% / 34% 2% $85,003 89 97%
Risk Management and Insurance 63 +27 60% / 40% 2% $87,485 90 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 62 55% / 45% 0% $49,167 23 98%
Music 47 — 55% / 45% 0% $50,264 26 98%
Music Management 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $45,732 15 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Visual Art and Design 142 49% / 51% 2% $41,937 9 93%
Art History 8 +3 12% / 88% 0% $42,269 10 90%
Film Studies 10 +1 70% / 30% 10% $41,649 9 95%
Film and Media Arts 66 +3 64% / 36% 3% $41,649 9 95%
Studio Art 58 +2 33% / 67% 0% $42,269 10 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment 126 29% / 71% 0% $59,304 52 97%
Marine Science 46 — 17% / 83% 0% $49,158 23 98%
Environmental Science 33 — 42% / 58% 0% $65,139 66 96%
Environmental Studies 47 +2 30% / 70% 0% $65,139 66 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,330
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,269
Est. In-State Cost $17,244
Est. Out-of-State Cost $49,505
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 70.2% 70.2% 2012 Graduated: 72.4% 72.4% 2013 Graduated: 72.7% 72.7% 2014 Graduated: 73.0% 73.0% 2015 Graduated: 72.5% 72.5% 2016 Graduated: 73.2% 73.2% 2017 Graduated: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 Graduated: 77.0% 77.0% 2019 Graduated: 76.8% 76.8% 2020 Graduated: 78.0% 78.0% 2021 Graduated: 78.2% 78.2% 2022 Graduated: 78.3% 78.3% 2023 Graduated: 77.7% 77.7% 2024 Graduated: 78.8% 78.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 67.4% 67.4% 2012 Men: 69.4% 69.4% 2013 Men: 71.3% 71.3% 2014 Men: 71.1% 71.1% 2015 Men: 69.5% 69.5% 2016 Men: 68.3% 68.3% 2017 Men: 70.3% 70.3% 2018 Men: 72.9% 72.9% 2019 Men: 72.1% 72.1% 2020 Men: 73.9% 73.9% 2021 Men: 74.3% 74.3% 2022 Men: 73.9% 73.9% 2023 Men: 72.8% 72.8% 2024 Men: 74.7% 74.7% 2011 Women: 72.4% 72.4% 2012 Women: 74.7% 74.7% 2013 Women: 73.7% 73.7% 2014 Women: 74.5% 74.5% 2015 Women: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 Women: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 Women: 78.8% 78.8% 2018 Women: 80.3% 80.3% 2019 Women: 80.5% 80.5% 2020 Women: 81.5% 81.5% 2021 Women: 81.4% 81.4% 2022 Women: 82.0% 82.0% 2023 Women: 81.7% 81.7% 2024 Women: 82.4% 82.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 73.4% 73.4% 2012 Asian: 71.7% 71.7% 2013 Asian: 76.8% 76.8% 2014 Asian: 67.8% 67.8% 2015 Asian: 81.4% 81.4% 2016 Asian: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 Asian: 80.2% 80.2% 2018 Asian: 80.9% 80.9% 2019 Asian: 78.6% 78.6% 2020 Asian: 83.8% 83.8% 2021 Asian: 77.5% 77.5% 2022 Asian: 81.8% 81.8% 2023 Asian: 82.2% 82.2% 2024 Asian: 85.5% 85.5% 2011 Black: 65.4% 65.4% 2012 Black: 67.3% 67.3% 2013 Black: 66.3% 66.3% 2014 Black: 73.8% 73.8% 2015 Black: 74.4% 74.4% 2016 Black: 70.2% 70.2% 2017 Black: 73.4% 73.4% 2018 Black: 74.1% 74.1% 2019 Black: 69.5% 69.5% 2020 Black: 73.2% 73.2% 2021 Black: 73.2% 73.2% 2022 Black: 74.4% 74.4% 2023 Black: 73.7% 73.7% 2024 Black: 72.4% 72.4% 2011 Hispanic: 69.4% 69.4% 2012 Hispanic: 76.0% 76.0% 2013 Hispanic: 72.7% 72.7% 2014 Hispanic: 61.6% 61.6% 2015 Hispanic: 74.2% 74.2% 2016 Hispanic: 73.9% 73.9% 2017 Hispanic: 75.2% 75.2% 2018 Hispanic: 74.6% 74.6% 2019 Hispanic: 74.3% 74.3% 2020 Hispanic: 75.3% 75.3% 2021 Hispanic: 73.6% 73.6% 2022 Hispanic: 78.7% 78.7% 2023 Hispanic: 72.6% 72.6% 2024 Hispanic: 73.7% 73.7% 2011 White: 71.1% 71.1% 2012 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2013 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2014 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2015 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2016 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2017 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2018 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2019 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2020 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2021 White: 78.9% 78.9% 2022 White: 78.9% 78.9% 2023 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2024 White: 79.8% 79.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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% 2,233 56% / 44% 3% $80,453 86 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.7% 1,327 29% / 71% 1% $53,505 36 94%
Health Sciences 16.0% 1,078 16% / 84% 1% $68,789 72 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.7% 521 31% / 69% 1% $63,511 62 95%
Arts 5.2% 351 41% / 59% 1% $47,584 19 96%
Computer Science 5.0% 335 71% / 29% 2% $89,846 92 97%
Engineering 4.8% 326 75% / 25% 3% $91,660 93 94%
Professional 3.2% 214 38% / 62% 0% $51,422 29 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 148 47% / 53% 3% $70,703 75 98%
Education 1.9% 130 10% / 90% 0% $45,848 15 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 80 35% / 65% 0% $65,139 66 96%

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $95.4M #64 65% $0.2M 95 #16 203 32
Engineering $58.2M #87 65% $3.2M 59 #63 240 33
Humanities & Social Sciences $40.5M #53 29% $0.0M 74 #66 164 9
Life & Natural Sciences $22.4M #123 60% $0.5M 19 #110 169 14
Physical Sciences & Math $15.4M #146 48% $0.0M 40 #76 287 24
Education $12.5M #48 30% $0 118 #8 — —
Business & Economics $9.8M #68 7% $0.2M 11 #118 18 —
Computer Science $6.1M #117 57% $0.2M 9 #102 116 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $260M #104 54% $4.2M 425 #48 1,197 113

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 55%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 55% 55% 55%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2012 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1% 2013 Acceptance: 60.6% 60.6% 2014 Acceptance: 65.2% 65.2% 2015 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2016 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1% 2017 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3% 2018 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1% 2019 Acceptance: 68.6% 68.6% 2020 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2021 Acceptance: 61.6% 61.6% 2022 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1% 2023 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2024 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2% 2011 Yield: 34.6% 34.6% 2012 Yield: 34.5% 34.5% 2013 Yield: 32.6% 32.6% 2014 Yield: 32.7% 32.7% 2015 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2016 Yield: 29.9% 29.9% 2017 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2018 Yield: 30.1% 30.1% 2019 Yield: 29.3% 29.3% 2020 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2021 Yield: 23.9% 23.9% 2022 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2023 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2024 Yield: 22.9% 22.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 18,485 18,485 2012 Applicants: 21,311 21,311 2013 Applicants: 23,429 23,429 2014 Applicants: 23,342 23,342 2015 Applicants: 25,740 25,740 2016 Applicants: 25,057 25,057 2017 Applicants: 26,015 26,015 2018 Applicants: 30,889 30,889 2019 Applicants: 31,268 31,268 2020 Applicants: 34,957 34,957 2021 Applicants: 42,045 42,045 2022 Applicants: 42,188 42,188 2023 Applicants: 46,682 46,682 2024 Applicants: 52,703 52,703 2011 Admitted: 12,914 12,914 2012 Admitted: 13,451 13,451 2013 Admitted: 14,199 14,199 2014 Admitted: 15,219 15,219 2015 Admitted: 16,611 16,611 2016 Admitted: 17,073 17,073 2017 Admitted: 18,811 18,811 2018 Admitted: 19,480 19,480 2019 Admitted: 21,464 21,464 2020 Admitted: 23,894 23,894 2021 Admitted: 25,884 25,884 2022 Admitted: 27,022 27,022 2023 Admitted: 28,706 28,706 2024 Admitted: 31,701 31,701 2011 Enrolled: 4,468 4,468 2012 Enrolled: 4,637 4,637 2013 Enrolled: 4,625 4,625 2014 Enrolled: 4,983 4,983 2015 Enrolled: 5,199 5,199 2016 Enrolled: 5,110 5,110 2017 Enrolled: 5,879 5,879 2018 Enrolled: 5,854 5,854 2019 Enrolled: 6,286 6,286 2020 Enrolled: 5,742 5,742 2021 Enrolled: 6,174 6,174 2022 Enrolled: 6,574 6,574 2023 Enrolled: 7,319 7,319 2024 Enrolled: 7,272 7,272

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1180 – 1360
SAT Math Range 580 – 680
SAT RW Range 600 – 680

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1090 1090 2012 25th: 1100 1100 2013 25th: 1100 1100 2014 25th: 1120 1120 2015 25th: 1110 1110 2016 25th: 1120 1120 2017 25th: 1170 1170 2018 25th: 1190 1190 2019 25th: 1180 1180 2020 25th: 1140 1140 2021 25th: 1150 1150 2022 25th: 1180 1180 2023 25th: 1180 1180 2024 25th: 1180 1180 2011 75th: 1280 1280 2012 75th: 1290 1290 2013 75th: 1290 1290 2014 75th: 1300 1300 2015 75th: 1290 1290 2016 75th: 1300 1300 2017 75th: 1330 1330 2018 75th: 1360 1360 2019 75th: 1370 1370 2020 75th: 1340 1340 2021 75th: 1360 1360 2022 75th: 1380 1380 2023 75th: 1380 1380 2024 75th: 1360 1360

SAT Math

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 560 560 2012 25th: 560 560 2013 25th: 560 560 2014 25th: 570 570 2015 25th: 560 560 2016 25th: 560 560 2017 25th: 580 580 2018 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 580 580 2020 25th: 560 560 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 580 580 2023 25th: 580 580 2024 25th: 580 580 2011 75th: 650 650 2012 75th: 650 650 2013 75th: 650 650 2014 75th: 660 660 2015 75th: 650 650 2016 75th: 650 650 2017 75th: 670 670 2018 75th: 690 690 2019 75th: 690 690 2020 75th: 670 670 2021 75th: 680 680 2022 75th: 690 690 2023 75th: 690 690 2024 75th: 680 680

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 530 530 2012 25th: 540 540 2013 25th: 540 540 2014 25th: 550 550 2015 25th: 550 550 2016 25th: 560 560 2017 25th: 590 590 2018 25th: 600 600 2019 25th: 600 600 2020 25th: 580 580 2021 25th: 580 580 2022 25th: 600 600 2023 25th: 600 600 2024 25th: 600 600 2011 75th: 630 630 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 640 640 2014 75th: 640 640 2015 75th: 640 640 2016 75th: 650 650 2017 75th: 660 660 2018 75th: 670 670 2019 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 670 670 2021 75th: 680 680 2022 75th: 690 690 2023 75th: 690 690 2024 75th: 680 680

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2021 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Submitted: 49.0% 49.0% 2024 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.

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Rugged & Bookish
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Double Takes

Prestige

I Peaked in AP Calc But Now I Get Priority Registration Top 15 Honors Colleges
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Engineering

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The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Physical Sciences & Math

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Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
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Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
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The Training Room

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Solid Training Ground
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