University of South Carolina - Columbia Nursing Programs

Located in Columbia, South Carolina, University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution. The location of UofSC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of South Carolina - Columbia Rankings

We have ranked UofSC as #153 out of 1,284 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 20 colleges in South Carolina, it is ranked at #2.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UofSC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#36	Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#152	Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UofSC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#36	Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UofSC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#84	Best Colleges for Nursing	College Factual
#105	Best Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#134	Best Colleges for international Students	College Factual
#224	Best Colleges	College Factual
#253	Best Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual

Where Is University of South Carolina - Columbia?

Contact details for UofSC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Columbia-Campus, Columbia, SC 29208
Phone:	803-777-7000
Website:	www.sc.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uofsc
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UofSC

How Do I Get Into UofSC?

You can apply to UofSC online at: www.sc.edu/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for UofSC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UofSC?

UofSC has an acceptance rate of 72%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 47% of students accepted to UofSC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 670.

UofSC received ACT scores from 53% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 31. Math scores were between 24 and 28. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford University of South Carolina - Columbia?

The overall average net price of UofSC is $41,737. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UofSC, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,750 a year. That adds up to $35,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UofSC is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of South Carolina - Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 27,502 undergraduate students at UofSC, with 26,400 being full-time and 1,102 being part-time.

There are also 7,862 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 26,400 full-time undergraduates at UofSC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Carolina - Columbia students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	892
Black or African American	2,102
Hispanic or Latino	1,302
White	19,861
International Students	933
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,310

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at UofSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Columbia

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at UofSC. In 2017-2018, 9,708 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UofSC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of UofSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of South Carolina - Columbia was 612.6%. This is the #66 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UofSC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UofSC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Nursing	13%
Nursing Administration	15%
Nursing Practice	24%
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	11%
Registered Nursing	7%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UofSC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UofSC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Nursing Science	#1
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	#1
Nursing Administration	#2
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	#2
Nursing	#21

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of South Carolina - Columbia Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	223	0	0	0	223
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	90	0	90
Nursing Administration	0	0	60	0	60
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	29	29
Nurse Anesthetist	0	0	27	0	27
Critical Care Nursing	0	0	23	0	23
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	18	0	0	18
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	0	10	0	10
Nursing Science	0	0	0	6	6
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	223	18	210	35	486

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License

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