UofSC Cost Per Credit Hour Report

How Much Does It Cost to Study at University of South Carolina-Columbia as a Part-Time Student?

See current per-credit-hour charges for part-time students at University of South Carolina-Columbia, along with the full annual tuition and fee breakdown.

In this report, you’ll find:

UofSC Cost Per Credit Hour
UofSC Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

How Much Will UofSC Charge for Part-Time Enrollment?

$512 In-State Per Credit Hour

$1,496 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

Part-time in-state undergraduates are billed $512 for every credit hour. The out-of-state per-credit-hour rate is $1,496 per credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$512	$1,496

Remember that this per-credit-hour figure is before any grant aid or scholarships a student may qualify for.

To put the per-credit-hour rate in context, full-time annual tuition and fees at University of South Carolina-Columbia are listed below.

The fees portion of those annual totals amounted to $400 in-state and $400 out-of-state; the remainder is straight tuition.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$12,288	$35,572
Fees	$400	$400
Total	$12,688	$35,972

The totals above are for instruction and do not cover housing and meals.

Tuition Trend at UofSC in Recent Years

This is how tuition at University of South Carolina-Columbia has changed over recent reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$12,288	$33,528
Two Years Ago	$12,288	$33,528
One Year Ago	$12,288	$34,534
Most Recent Year	$12,288	$35,572

Year over year, out-of-state tuition climbed 3.0%. Holding that rate for one more year, tuition + fees would be near $37,053 next year.

Don’t Ignore Cost Increases

Most schools raise tuition gradually each year, so the figure you see today is unlikely to be the figure you pay across all four years.

Build Increases Into Your Plan

Sketch out a multi-year budget that accounts for likely yearly increases so the later years don’t catch you off guard.

Ways to Pay for Your UofSC Coursework

Cost per credit hour is just the starting figure — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.

For information on financial aid at University of South Carolina-Columbia, see the University of South Carolina-Columbia Financial Aid page.

If you’re weighing full-time enrollment, see the University of South Carolina-Columbia Tuition & Fees page.