Headcounts and Directory Information
University of South Carolina-Columbia (South Carolina) is a public, four-years institute located in Columbia, SC. It has a total enrollment of 38,532 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 2,432 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at South Carolina. The average faculty salary is $111,918 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 7,939 employees work at South Carolina. The average non-instructional staff salary is $77,605. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbia-Campus, Columbia, SC |
| Phone Number | 803-777-7000 |
| Web | www.sc.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,753 Full-time / 679 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 5,742 Full-time / 2,197 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $111,918 |
| Staff Average Salary | $77,605 |
| Student Population | 38,532 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At University of South Carolina-Columbia, there are 7,939 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 5,742 full-time and 2,197 part-time staffs work at South Carolina. By gender there are 3,508 male and 4,431 female employees.
Among them, 2,432 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 2,043 full-time and 787 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,391 male and 1,439 female faculty teaching at South Carolina.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 7,939 | 3,508 | 4,431 | 5,742 | 2,504 | 3,238 | 2,197 | 1,004 | 1,193 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 2,830 | 1,391 | 1,439 | 2,043 | 1,072 | 971 | 787 | 319 | 468 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 396 | 125 | 271 | 361 | 118 | 243 | 35 | 7 | 28 |
| Management | 1,167 | 494 | 673 | 1,073 | 442 | 631 | 94 | 52 | 42 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 190 | 36 | 154 | 179 | 35 | 144 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 432 | 251 | 181 | 298 | 202 | 96 | 134 | 49 | 85 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 593 | 211 | 382 | 515 | 188 | 327 | 78 | 23 | 55 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 164 | 39 | 125 | 103 | 19 | 84 | 61 | 20 | 41 |
| Service | 640 | 389 | 251 | 210 | 122 | 88 | 430 | 267 | 163 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,083 | 206 | 877 | 741 | 94 | 647 | 342 | 112 | 230 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 429 | 357 | 72 | 210 | 207 | 3 | 219 | 150 | 69 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |