Columbia, SC · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 30,187 | |
| Total all graduate | 8,345 | |
| Grand total all students | 38,532 |
| Total applicants | 52,703 | |
| Total admitted | 31,701 | |
| Total enrolled | 7,272 | |
| Overall admit rate | 60.1% | |
| Admit rate — women | 63.4% | |
| Admit rate — men | 55.1% | |
| Yield rate | 22.9% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | 15-Oct | |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | No |
| % submitting SAT | 29.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 15.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 600 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 680 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 580 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 680 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 26 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 32 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 29.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 63.0% |
| Tuition — in-state | — | — |
| Tuition — out-of-state | — | — |
| Required fees | — | — |
| Room and board | — | — |
| Total cost — in-state | — | — |
| Total cost — out-of-state | — | — |
| Avg need-based grant | $14,049 | |
| Avg % of need met | 59.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $4,821 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $20,418 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 7,332 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 500 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 17.1% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 3,206 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 66.1% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 19:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 60.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $22,811 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 78.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 69.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 91.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $67,741 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 19.4% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 42.1% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 11.9% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 29.9% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 26.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.4% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 2.9% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 2.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 72.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 9.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 6.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 4.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 4.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 1.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 1.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 47.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 52.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 69.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 6.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 3.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 12.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 7.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 25.9% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 12.3% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 11.2% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 7.1% |
| Psychology | 6.3% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 5.6% |
| Social Sciences | 5.0% |
| Engineering | 4.7% |