Aiken, SC
University of South Carolina-Aiken
https://web.usca.eduRepayment outcome
86.4%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$26,100–$51,600
middle 50% · median $37,000
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$11,363
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$13,750
Sticker price
before any aid
$18,466
Default rate
8.2%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Health Professions$60,689
- Math & Statistics$50,439
- Business$37,748
- Education$35,559
- Biology$33,993
- Communication and Media Studies.$30,650
- Social Sciences$29,995
- Parks & Fitness$26,121
- Psychology$24,035
- English & Literature$21,139
- Visual & Performing Arts$17,551
Academics
Acceptance
51.2%
Avg SAT
973
Enrollment
2,956
What students study
13 fields offered
Business
24% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions15.7%
- 03Education11.8%
- 04Biology9.1%
- 05Social Sciences7.8%
- 06Communications7.6%
- 07Parks & Fitness6.7%
- 08Psychology4.7%
- 09Visual & Performing Arts4.1%
- 10English & Literature3.2%
- 11Math & Statistics2.4%
- 12Physical Sciences1.9%
- 13History1.5%