University of South Carolina, Columbia · Admissions

Columbia, SC · City · Public · Research university · the Gamecocks · Website ↗

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61%

Admitted

of 46,682 applicants

71st

Selectivity percentile

among Division I schools

1180–1380

SAT middle 50%

26–32

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

78%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 1180 – 1380 Your SAT

SAT reading 600 – 690

SAT math 580 – 690

ACT 26 – 32 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than71%

Graduation rate78%

Applicants46,682
Admitted28,476 61%
Undergraduates28,470
Women59%
Graduate within 6 years78%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

Where it ranks

#56Most applicantsof 359 · Division I

Among Division I schools; every list University of South Carolina, Columbia is on.

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