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University of South Carolina - Aiken was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biology studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UofSC Aiken is ranked #1,685 out of 2,198 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UofSC Aiken held the #1,743 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UofSC Aiken also holds the #28 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.
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The acceptance rate at University of South Carolina - Aiken is 76%. 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 UofSC Aiken is a good fit for you.
About 36% of students accepted to UofSC Aiken submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 460 and 580.
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The student to faculty ratio at University of South Carolina - Aiken is about average at 15 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of South Carolina - Aiken is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of South Carolina - Aiken this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 24% for first-time, full-time students at UofSC Aiken, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,284 undergraduates at UofSC Aiken with 2,600 being full-time and 684 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,278 | $10,095 | $12,960 | $15,134 | $16,265 |
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 UofSC Aiken, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UofSC Aiken, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,605 a year. That adds up to $22,420 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UofSC Aiken are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 471 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC 29801 |
| Phone: | 803-648-6851 |
| Website: | www.usca.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 121 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 56 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 55 | NA |
| General Psychology | 34 | NA |
| General Biology | 26 | NA |
| Sociology | 20 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering | 19 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 19 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 13 | NA |
| General English Literature | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,578 students took at least one online class at University of South Carolina - Aiken. This is a decrease from the 2,767 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,578 | 1,245 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,767 | 1,302 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,692 | 1,772 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,354 | 623 |
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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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