University of South Carolina - Aiken

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,745
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 88%
From Region 5%
Athletes 222 (8.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 23%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 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
School of Arts and Sciences 322 37% 66% 1% 18% 7% 2% $59,078 7 -0.96 58 92%
Engineering 6 — 83% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $94,567 39 -0.30 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 20 +1 75% 75% 0% 0% 10% 0% $93,180 20 -0.76 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 38 — 82% 61% 3% 8% 5% 13% $96,287 17 -0.84 95 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,836 19 -0.80 87 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $75,264 5 -1.06 82 90% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,009 25 -0.54 71 — — — — —
Earth and Environmental Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,486 33 -0.41 61 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,474 33 -0.41 61 — — — — —
Biology 26 — 31% 58% 12% 12% 15% 0% $63,391 35 -0.35 66 91% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 6 — 0% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $63,391 27 -0.55 66 91% — — — —
Exercise Science 35 — 34% 60% 0% 26% 3% 0% $52,346 12 -1.10 40 91% — — — —
English 7 — 29% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $39,036 3 -1.63 10 100% — — — —
History 6 — 50% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $46,747 9 -0.99 25 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 4 — 50% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $47,260 8 -0.96 26 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,136 11 -1.06 24 — — — — —
Writing 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $43,023 7 -1.14 17 — — — — —
Communication Studies 18 — 11% 61% 0% 39% 0% 0% $54,579 24 -0.68 46 98% — — — —
Political Science 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,790 9 -1.13 52 — — — — —
Psychology 50 +1 12% 62% 0% 28% 10% 0% $44,747 3 -1.57 20 93% — — — —
Sociology 17 — 35% 59% 0% 35% 0% 0% $53,706 43 -0.29 44 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 13 — 0% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $45,290 12 -1.04 22 88% — — — —
Elementary Education 20 — 20% 75% 0% 5% 15% 0% $45,290 12 -1.04 22 88% — — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,290 10 -1.15 22 88% — — — —
Secondary Education 8 — 62% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,290 10 -1.15 22 88% — — — —
Special Education 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,418 6 -1.43 24 — — — — —
Digital Media 5 — 0% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $47,302 23 -0.57 27 — — — — —
Fine Arts 12 — 25% 67% 0% 25% 8% 0% $34,380 5 -1.33 5 92% — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $36,781 10 -1.07 7 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $47,714 53 +0.10 28 — — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $36,393 13 -0.89 7 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business Administration 180 51% 63% 2% 18% 6% 3% $64,139 23 -0.70 68 95% 6.8%
Business Administration 180 — 51% 63% 2% 18% 6% 3% $64,139 20 -0.70 68 95% 6.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 131 13% 63% 4% 23% 4% 2% $84,590 83 -0.76 89 99% 4.1%
Nursing 131 — 13% 63% 4% 23% 4% 2% $84,590 19 -0.76 89 99% 4.1% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,304
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,573
Est. In-State Cost $14,623
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,200
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 36%

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
Business & Economics 28.4% 180 51% 63% 2% 18% 6% 3% $64,139 10 -0.70 68 95% 6.8%
Health Sciences 26.2% 166 17% 62% 3% 23% 4% 1% $77,792 54 -0.83 84 97% 4.1%
Social Sciences 13.9% 88 19% 62% 0% 31% 6% 0% $48,899 6 -1.12 31 94% —
Education 7.7% 49 18% 80% 0% 4% 8% 0% $45,451 6 -1.12 22 88% —
Computer Science 6.2% 39 82% 62% 3% 8% 5% 13% $95,916 23 -0.84 95 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 32 25% 56% 9% 16% 16% 0% $63,391 30 -0.39 66 91% —
Engineering 4.1% 26 77% 73% 0% 0% 12% 0% $93,500 13 -0.65 94 — —
Arts 3.3% 21 24% 67% 0% 29% 5% 0% $37,914 4 -1.10 8 92% —
Humanities 3.3% 21 38% 67% 0% 24% 5% 0% $43,713 3 -1.23 18 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 11 73% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $67,867 19 -0.69 74 90% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #339 84% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #331 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #476 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #548 45% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #341 84% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #421 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #447 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.5M #522 75% $0 — — — —

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 46 $696K $687K $8K
Soccer 42 $446K $446K -$1
Basketball 14 $700K $702K -$1K
Cross Country 11 $135K $103K $32K
Golf 11 $344K $344K $0
Total 124 $2.3M $2.3M $39K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $458K $458K $1
Softball 20 $403K $403K -$1
Basketball 17 $688K $685K $3K
Volleyball 16 $452K $452K -$1
Cross Country 13 $103K $135K -$32K
Total 98 $2.1M $2.1M -$29K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 74 $905K $905K $0
Baseball 46 $696K $687K $8K
Basketball 31 $1.4M $1.4M $1K
Cross Country 24 $238K $238K $0
Softball 20 $403K $403K -$1
Volleyball 16 $452K $452K -$1
Golf 11 $344K $344K $0
Total 222 $5.9M $5.9M $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 84%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

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
Submitted Test Scores 37%
SAT Range 980 – 1220
SAT Math Range 470 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 620