Academic Life at University of South Carolina-Columbia

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of South Carolina-Columbia: 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

The student-to-faculty ratio at University of South Carolina-Columbia is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. University of South Carolina-Columbia employs 72% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

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

Majors & Degrees

Students at University of South Carolina-Columbia can choose from 105 majors with reported graduates spanning 26 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of South Carolina-Columbia are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

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

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of South Carolina-Columbia offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 21,511 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well University of South Carolina-Columbia retains and graduates its students — 92% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Continue Your Research at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at University of South Carolina-Columbia — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at University of South Carolina-Columbia — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at University of South Carolina-Columbia — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at University of South Carolina-Columbia — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at University of South Carolina-Columbia — the schools accreditation and what it means