University of South Carolina Upstate
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.
University of South Carolina Upstate is a public baccalaureate college in Spartanburg, SC (suburb setting), with 4,471 undergraduates (67% women). It admitted 70% of 3,557 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1000–1170 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,822 a year for out-of-state students and $26,860 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,794 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 42% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.68 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half 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 University of South Carolina Upstate ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of South Carolina Upstate
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.
University of South Carolina Upstate teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big South Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $721k | $25,761 | 986 | |
| Baseball | Big South Conference | 47 | 13 over | 5 | $1.2M | $25,706 | 955 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big South Conference | 15 | at cap | 5 | $1.4M | $94,635 | 974 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big South Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.2M | $77,985 | 980 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 973 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 968 | |
| Men's Golf | Big South Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $327k | $32,670 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big South Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $260k | $37,074 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big South Conference | 43 | 15 over | 3 | $669k | $15,555 | 946 | |
| Softball | Big South Conference | 24 | room 1 | 4 | $829k | $34,559 | 977 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 114 | 69 over | 1 | $531k | $4,657 | 958 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 81 | 36 over | 3 | $474k | $5,857 | 944 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big South Conference | 16 | room 2 | 2 | $577k | $36,031 | 994 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.