by our College Data Analytics TeamUSC Upstate earned 11 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 78 in Ethnic Diversity (South Carolina), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
University of South Carolina-Upstate holds 11 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 4 |
| Total | 11 |
University of South Carolina-Upstate is best known for Education: 2 of its 10 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Physiology & Pathology Sciences, Curriculum & Instruction and Engineering-Related Fields.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (South Carolina) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (South Carolina) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (South Carolina) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
University of South Carolina-Upstate earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #511 of 930 in Basketball.
University of South Carolina-Upstate earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #96 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing (top 19%).
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of South Carolina-Upstate earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #480 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
Each ranking here is based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. University of South Carolina-Upstate appears in 172 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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