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College Factual ranked USC Sumter as #2,057 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 USC Sumter held the #2,130 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
USC Sumter also holds the #43 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.
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When it comes to admittance, University of South Carolina - Sumter is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 72%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of South Carolina - Sumter, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of South Carolina - Sumter is 54%. 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 - Sumter this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,387 undergraduates at USC Sumter with 513 being full-time and 874 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,719 | $7,120 | $11,043 | $14,071 | $12,702 |
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 USC Sumter, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USC Sumter, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $4,760 a year. That adds up to $19,040 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for USC Sumter are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 200 Miller Rd, Sumter, SC 29150-2498 |
| Phone: | 803-775-8727 |
| Website: | www.sc.edu/about/system_and_campuses/sumter/index.php |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 175 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,011 students took at least one online class at University of South Carolina - Sumter. This is an increase from the 834 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,011 | 335 |
| 2021-2022 | 834 | 267 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,288 | 894 |
| 2018-2019 | 219 | 57 |
Learn more about online learning at University of South Carolina - Sumter.
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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