Inside Academics at University of South Carolina Aiken

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of South Carolina Aiken: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

With 15 students per faculty member, University of South Carolina Aiken is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 59% of instructors full time, University of South Carolina Aiken is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at University of South Carolina Aiken can choose from 27 majors with reported graduates spanning 17 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of South Carolina Aiken are summarised below:

The most popular majors at University of South Carolina Aiken, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at University of South Carolina Aiken, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of South Carolina Aiken offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,005 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well University of South Carolina Aiken retains and graduates its students — 67% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of University of South Carolina Aiken.

Dig Deeper into Academics on University of South Carolina Aiken

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University of South Carolina Aiken in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at University of South Carolina Aiken — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University of South Carolina Aiken — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at University of South Carolina Aiken — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at University of South Carolina Aiken — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at University of South Carolina Aiken — the schools accreditation and what it means