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University of South Carolina, Beaufort

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Bluffton, SC
Population 200,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,958
Men / Women 33% / 67%
White 62%
Black 17%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 77%
From Region 10%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 35%
Health Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 20%
Education 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Computer Science 5%
Arts 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,730
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,776
Est. In-State Cost $13,880
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,169
10-Year ROI $138,000
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 61%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 44%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,829 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #419
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #534
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #539

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of South Carolina, Beaufort 377 29% / 71% 2% $51,675 95%
Computational Science 5 40% / 60% 20% $63,559 74 94%
Information Technology 14 79% / 21% 0% $67,038 79
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,157 58
Biology 27 33% / 67% 4% $45,802 32 96%
Nursing 47 6% / 94% 0% $80,634 90 98%
Public Health 37 14% / 86% 0% $48,761 40 91%
Business Administration 51 63% / 37% 8% $59,772 68 93%
Hospitality Management 23 35% / 65% 0% $48,986 41 90%
Communication 11 45% / 55% 0% $48,554 40 95%
English 6 0% / 100% 0% $40,803 18
History 11 45% / 55% 0% $43,066 24
Psychology 65 +1 23% / 77% 2% $40,065 17 96%
Social Sciences 29 0% / 100% 0% $38,994 14 97%
Sociology 10 30% / 70% 0% $40,945 18
Early Childhood Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $47,833 38 90%
Elementary Education 5 60% / 40% 0% $47,833 38 89%
General Education 17 29% / 71% 0% $46,894 35
Art 12 33% / 67% 0% $37,001 11