Acceptance Rate History
University of South Carolina-Columbia Acceptance Rate: 56.5% in 2025 (2013–2025 history)
SC · Current rate: 56.5%
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What is University of South Carolina-Columbia's acceptance rate in 2025?
University of South Carolina-Columbia's acceptance rate in 2025 is 56.5%, down from 60.2% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
What is University of South Carolina-Columbia's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 71.4% (10,065 admitted of 14,102 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 51.7% (23,200 admitted of 44,911 applicants)
- International: 69.7% (430 admitted of 617 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at a lower rate than in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at about the same rate as in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.5% | 59,630 | 33,695 |
| 2024 | 60.2% | 52,703 | 31,701 |
| 2023 | 61.5% | 46,682 | 28,706 |
| 2022 | 64.1% | 42,188 | 27,022 |
| 2021 | 61.6% | 42,045 | 25,884 |
| 2020 | 68.4% | 34,957 | 23,894 |
| 2019 | 68.7% | 31,268 | 21,464 |
| 2018 | 63.1% | 30,889 | 19,480 |
| 2017 | 72.3% | 26,015 | 18,811 |
| 2016 | 68.1% | 25,057 | 17,073 |
| 2015 | 64.5% | 25,740 | 16,611 |
| 2014 | 65.2% | 23,342 | 15,219 |
| 2013 | 60.6% | 23,429 | 14,199 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $12,634/yr · Family income over $110k: $28,125/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
University of South Carolina-Columbia's average institutional aid award to international undergraduates was $32,670 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1200–1360
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Admitted students at University of South Carolina-Columbia scored between 1200 and 1360 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers University of South Carolina-Columbia's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1200–1360 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1200, and a quarter scored above 1360.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them University of South Carolina-Columbia's rate ranged from 56.5% to 72.3%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
School
University of South Carolina-Columbia
University of South Carolina-Columbia
SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1200–1360.
GPA
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Trend Analysis
University of South Carolina-Columbia's acceptance rate has decreased from 60.6% in 2013 to 56.5% in 2025, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2018.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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