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Acceptance Rate 60.15%
Yield 22.94%
SAT Score 1,270
ACT Score 29
Applicants 52,703

South Carolina Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 60.15% at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Total 52,703 students applied and 31,701 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,270 and the average ACT score is 29.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.sc.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.sc.edu/apply/index.php
Acceptance Rate60.15%
Average Test Scores1,270 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 60.15%. A total of 52,703 students (20,662 men and 32,041 women) have applied to and 31,701 (11,377 men and 20,324 women) students admitted to University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Among them, 2,726 male and 4,546 female students have enrolled into South Carolina and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.94%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at South Carolina
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants52,70320,66232,04100
Admitted31,70111,37720,32400
Enrolled7,2722,7264,54600
Acceptance Rate 60.15% 55.06% 63.43% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.94% 23.96% 22.37% - -
[Chart] University of South Carolina-Columbia Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At South Carolina, 2,141 applicants (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,096 applicants (15%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,270 at South Carolina. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,360 and 25th percentile score is 1,180.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 26.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at South Carolina. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of South Carolina with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at South Carolina
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total118012701360
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600640680
Math580630680
ACT Composite262932
Math242730
English252934
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of South Carolina-Columbia, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, High School Record, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for South Carolina
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✓
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at South Carolina

The calendar system at University of South Carolina-Columbia is Semester. University of South Carolina-Columbia accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of South Carolina-Columbia accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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