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College Factual ranked South Carolina State University as #2,064 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when South Carolina State University held the #2,140 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
South Carolina State University also holds the #44 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.
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The acceptance rate at South Carolina State University is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that South Carolina State University is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at South Carolina State University is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at South Carolina State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at South Carolina State University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at South Carolina State University is 13%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at South Carolina State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,020 undergraduates at South Carolina State University with 1,781 being full-time and 239 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,490 | $17,938 | $19,080 | $20,665 | $23,042 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of South Carolina State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At South Carolina State University, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,660 a year. That adds up to $26,640 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for South Carolina State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 College St Ne, Orangeburg, SC 29117-0001 |
| Phone: | 803-536-7000 |
| Website: | https://scsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SCState |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SCSTATE1896 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 42 | NA |
| General Biology | 41 | $25,938 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 31 | $29,618 |
| Educational Administration | 30 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 24 | $32,576 |
| Business Administration & Management | 23 | $25,518 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 21 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 18 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 18 | $30,676 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,406 students took at least one online class at South Carolina State University. This is an increase from the 1,137 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,406 | 160 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,137 | 138 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,178 | 123 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,037 | 122 |
Learn more about online learning at South Carolina State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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