2025-2026
Accept rate
56.5%
- Applicants
- 59,630
- Admits
- 33,695
- Enrolled
- 7,818
- Yield
- 23.2%
Total Applications
59,630
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
56.5%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
7,818
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1200-1360
2025-2026
University of South Carolina Admissions at a Glance
University of South Carolina received 59,630 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 56.5% of applicants; 7,818 admitted students enrolled (a 23.2% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 68.1% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1200–1360 on the SAT and 26–32 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $30,022, and the average need-based grant was $14,344.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
60.2%
- Applicants
- 52,703
- Admits
- 31,701
- Enrolled
- 7,272
- Yield
- 22.9%
2023-2024
Accept rate
61.5%
- Applicants
- 46,682
- Admits
- 28,706
- Enrolled
- 7,319
- Yield
- 25.5%
2022-2023
Accept rate
64.0%
- Applicants
- 42,188
- Admits
- 27,022
- Enrolled
- 6,574
- Yield
- 24.3%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 59,630 | 33,695 | 7,818 | 56.5% | 23.2% |
| 2024-2025 | 52,703 | 31,701 | 7,272 | 60.2% | 22.9% |
| 2023-2024 | 46,682 | 28,706 | 7,319 | 61.5% | 25.5% |
| 2022-2023 | 42,188 | 27,022 | 6,574 | 64.0% | 24.3% |
| 2021-2022 | 42,045 | 25,884 | 6,174 | 61.6% | 23.8% |
| 2020-2021 | 34,957 | 23,894 | 5,742 | 68.3% | 24.0% |
| 2019-2020 | 31,268 | 21,464 | 6,286 | 68.7% | 29.3% |
| 2018-2019 | 30,889 | 19,480 | 5,854 | 63.1% | 30.0% |
| 2017-2018 | 26,019 | 18,811 | 5,880 | 72.3% | 31.3% |
| 2016-2017 | 25,057 | 17,073 | 5,110 | 68.1% | 29.9% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1200
50th Percentile
1280
75th Percentile
1360
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
42%
Need Fully Met
16%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$30,022
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$12,288
Fees
$400
Room & Board
$17,334
Change Since 2016
+39%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
31,845
Total Enrollment
40,357
International
2%
Students of Color
30%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Important
- Class rank
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Not Considered
- First generation
- Not Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||