South Carolina State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,828
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 69%
From Region 13%
Athletes 375 (13.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 91%
Mixed 4%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences 45 33% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0% $39,915 0 -1.95 11 95%
Agribusiness 10 — 40% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% $43,387 0 -2.76 17 — — — — —
Nutrition and Foods 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,284 3 -1.78 21 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 34 — 32% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $38,737 5 -1.72 9 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences 86 40% 1% 0% 97% 0% 0% $49,435 1 -1.87 32 96%
Computer Science 10 — 70% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $77,680 4 -1.38 84 100% — — — —
Accounting 10 — 10% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,626 0 -2.03 48 — — — — —
Business Administration 27 — 41% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $43,627 0 -1.77 17 91% — — — —
Economics 4 — 75% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $62,358 3 -1.34 64 — — — — —
Marketing 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,981 0 -2.85 12 96% — — — —
Mass Communications 12 — 42% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $36,555 0 -2.36 7 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 — 30% 0% 0% 95% 0% 0% $46,473 1 -1.85 24 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences 78 26% 3% 0% 92% 0% 0% $44,981 0 -1.40 20 99%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 13 — 15% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,393 10 -1.13 43 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 10 — 30% 0% 0% 70% 0% 0% $47,030 2 -1.72 25 — — — — —
English 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,716 9 -1.06 17 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $43,503 3 -1.31 17 — — — — —
Political Science 6 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,456 1 -1.97 21 — — — — —
Psychology 10 — 30% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% $43,373 2 -1.77 17 100% — — — —
Social Work 6 — 0% 17% 0% 83% 0% 0% $48,915 20 -0.52 30 96% — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $43,997 3 -1.17 18 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,009 28 -0.49 30 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,009 28 -0.49 30 100% — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,745 11 -1.09 22 — — — — —
Physical Education 10 — 70% 10% 0% 90% 0% 0% $41,469 0 -2.01 13 100% — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,166 4 -1.62 21 — — — — —
Fine Arts 8 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $34,021 5 -1.37 5 — — — — —
Music Management 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $34,040 5 -1.37 5 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $41,469 28 -0.57 13 100% — — — —
Theatre 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $33,916 6 -1.23 5 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology 54 31% 6% 2% 89% 0% 0% $54,431 3 -2.40 45 96%
Civil Engineering 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $76,054 1 -2.32 83 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,665 1 -1.74 90 — — — — —
Nuclear Engineering 5 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $83,182 1 -2.50 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $44,185 0 -2.65 19 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $55,143 3 -1.14 47 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 33% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $57,861 1 -1.85 54 — — — — —
Biology 32 — 19% 3% 0% 94% 0% 0% $44,438 1 -2.55 19 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $82,177 5 -1.62 88 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $70,307 8 -1.53 77 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5 — 100% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $64,683 2 -2.00 68 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,620
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,139
Est. In-State Cost $15,032
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,933
ROI Percentile 27th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 56%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 37%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.9% 68 28% 1% 0% 94% 0% 0% $40,525 0 -1.76 12 96% —
Business & Economics 16.7% 44 36% 2% 0% 95% 0% 0% $47,876 0 -1.86 27 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.2% 32 19% 3% 0% 94% 0% 0% $44,438 0 -2.55 19 96% —
Professional 9.9% 26 46% 4% 0% 92% 0% 0% $50,892 3 -1.87 36 99% —
Health Sciences 8.7% 23 22% 0% 0% 87% 0% 0% $50,626 1 -1.39 35 100% —
Education 7.2% 19 37% 5% 0% 95% 0% 0% $44,667 5 -1.38 20 100% —
Arts 4.6% 12 42% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $34,007 2 -1.35 5 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.2% 11 36% 0% 0% 91% 0% 0% $43,559 1 -2.67 17 — —
Computer Science 3.8% 10 70% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $77,680 5 -1.38 84 100% —
Engineering 3.8% 10 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $81,740 1 -2.30 87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 6 17% 17% 17% 50% 0% 0% $51,023 0 -2.25 36 — —
Humanities 0.8% 2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,716 3 -1.06 17 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $7.0M #86 64% $0 — — — —
Engineering $1.8M #254 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #357 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #374 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.4M #300 100% $0 27 #157 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #450 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #307 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #332 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $11.6M #294 72% $0 27 #343 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 145 $345K $345K $0
Football 126 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Basketball 16 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 10 $245K $245K $0
Total 232 $6.3M $6.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 93 $393K $393K $0
Softball 25 $447K $447K $0
Soccer 24 $315K $315K $0
Basketball 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 14 $307K $307K $0
Tennis 8 $292K $292K $0
Total 143 $3.0M $3.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 238 $738K $738K $0
Football 126 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Basketball 31 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Softball 25 $447K $447K $0
Soccer 24 $315K $315K $0
Tennis 18 $538K $538K $0
Volleyball 14 $307K $307K $0
Total 375 $13.9M $13.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional