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University of South Carolina-Columbia

https://www.sc.edu/

Repayment outcome

91.9%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$28,100–$62,000

middle 50% · median $42,100

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

$16,523

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$19,125

Sticker price

before any aid

$23,685

Default rate

4.7%

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.

  1. Computer Science$62,620
  2. Health Professions$54,315
  3. Legal Studies$53,942
  4. Engineering$46,321
  5. Business$43,519
  6. Math & Statistics$43,240
  7. Education$43,054
  8. Physical Sciences$39,585
  9. Parks & Fitness$38,161
  10. Library Science$37,748
  11. Criminal Justice$33,373
  12. Liberal Arts$32,094
  13. History$31,067
  14. Interdisciplinary$29,685
  15. Foreign Languages$29,250
  16. Communication and Media Studies.$28,824
  17. Biology$27,969
  18. English & Literature$27,203
  19. Psychology$26,421
  20. Philosophy$25,596
  21. Visual & Performing Arts$23,693
  22. Public Admin$23,227
  23. Social Sciences$15,817

Academics

Acceptance

60.6%

Avg SAT

1,200

Enrollment

23,987

What students study

16 fields offered

Business

27% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Biology10.6%
  2. 03Social Sciences7.5%
  3. 04Health Professions6.7%
  4. 05Communications6.7%
  5. 06Psychology5.9%
  6. 07Visual & Performing Arts5.8%
  7. 08Engineering5.7%
  8. 09Education4.3%
  9. 10Criminal Justice4.0%
  10. 11Parks & Fitness2.8%
  11. 12History2.7%
  12. 13Liberal Arts2.2%
  13. 14English & Literature2.2%
  14. 15Physical Sciences1.4%
  15. 16Computer Science1.3%
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