South Carolina State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
South Carolina State University is a public master's university in Orangeburg, SC (town setting), with 2,762 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 82% of 9,830 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $40,750 a year for out-of-state students and $30,060 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,928 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 29% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in family & consumer sciences, business, education. The campus reported 2.16 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where South Carolina State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,060 in-state · $21,750 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research South Carolina State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
South Carolina State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Independent | 24 | room 4 | 1 | $316k | $13,146 | 952 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 4 | $1.4M | $88,174 | 966 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 15 | at cap | 4 | $1.2M | $80,195 | 972 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 967 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 972 | |
| Football | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 126 | 21 over | 1 | $4.3M | $33,813 | 940 | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 25 | at cap | 2 | $447k | $17,893 | 955 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 10 | at cap | 1 | $246k | $24,576 | 956 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $292k | $36,536 | 963 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 145 | 100 over | 4 | $345k | $2,382 | 938 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 93 | 48 over | 5 | $393k | $4,228 | 950 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 14 | room 4 | 1 | $307k | $21,957 | 906 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.