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South Carolina State University

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
4,3843,52879%55%$7,278$14,322$7,658
Year last surveyed2007
Address300 College Street Northeast
Orangeburg SC 29117-0001
Phone(803) 536-7000
Admissionsin-state: (800) 260-5956
out-of-state: (800) 260-5956
fax: (803) 536-8990
Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Research Universities – Intensive
Typecomprehensive higher education institution [awards bachelor's and may also award associate degrees, offers graduate programs primarily at the master's, specialist's, or professional level, but not more than two doctoral programs]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1896
Institutional ControlPublic – State
Academic CalendarSemesters

Enrollment Details: South Carolina State University

Number of full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen men.412
Number of full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen women.458
Number of part-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen men.6
Number of part-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen women.5
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking, full-time men.169
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking, full-time women.175
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking, part-time men.18
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking part-time women.5
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking full-time men.977
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking full-time women.1,337
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking part-time men.92
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking part-time women.148
Number of all other part-time undergraduate men enrolled in credit courses.9
Number of all other part-time undergraduate women enrolled in credit courses.28
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students.601
Number of students in the final cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students after adjusting for exclusions due to death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, participation in official church missions, or other allowable exclusions.601
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in 4 years or less.169
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in more than 4 years but in 5 years or less.94
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in more than 5 years but in 6 years or less.29
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program within 6 years.292
Six-year graduation rate for final cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students (adjusting for allowable exclusions).48.59%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA.100%
Number of degree-seeking transfer students enrolled.222
Total number of full-time undergraduate men.1,558
Total number of full-time undergraduate women.1,970
Total number of part-time undergraduate men.125
Total number of part-time undergraduate women.186
Total number of full-time graduate (excluding first-professional) men.60
Total number of full-time graduate (excluding first-professional) women.171
Total number of part-time graduate (excluding first-professional) men.80
Total number of part-time graduate (excluding first-professional) women.234
Total number of full-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional men.1,618
Total number of full-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional women.2,141
Total number of part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional men.205
Total number of part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional women.420
Total number of undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.3,839
Total number of undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional students enrolled at the institution.4,384
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate black, non-Hispanics.3,701
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate Asians/Pacific Islanders.13
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate Hispanics.7
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate white, non-Hispanics.72
Number of degree-seeking undergraduates whose race/ethnicity is unknown.9
Total number of degree-seeking undergraduates across all racial/ethnic categories.3,802
Percentage of degree-seeking undergraduates age 25 or older.10.49%
Percentage of degree-seeking undergraduates who are from out-of-state (excluding international students/nonresident aliens).18%
Number of U.S. states and territories (including Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico; for Canadian Schools: provinces and territories) from which undergraduates come.38
Number of foreign countries from which undergraduates come.26
Percentage of total degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank data.88%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top half of high school graduating class.56%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top quarter of high school graduating class.22%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top tenth of high school graduating class.6%
Average high school GPA on 4.0 scale for degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students.2.89
Number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who were student government officers.35
Percentage of full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered the institution as freshmen in the previous academic year and returned for the fall term of the current academic year.64%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools.20%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of business.2%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of law.2%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of arts and sciences.11%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of medicine.1%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of education.4%
Number of Bachelor's degrees awarded during previous year.631
Number of Master's degrees awarded during previous year.139
Number of Post-master's certificates awarded during previous year.12
Number of Doctoral degrees awarded during previous year.26
Percent of degree-seeking undergraduates age 21 or younger.88.6%
Percent of degree-seeking undergraduates age 22-24.11.4%
Percent of degree-seeking undergraduates age 25-29.0.01%
Academic year for which awards/outcomes data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).1997
Year for which completion rates data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).2006
Year for which retention data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).2006

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.