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Type:
State-supported, Coed
Setting:
Small-town 160-acre campus
Degrees Offered:
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, Post-Master's, and Postbachelor's Certificates
Comprehensive Cost:
state resident $6480 full-time, $270 per credit hour part-time; nonresident $13,288 full-time, $554 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, reciprocity agreements, and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, reciprocity agreements, and student level
Required fees $185 full-time
Room and board $6028; room only $3642. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
Payment plans installment, deferred payment
Waivers senior citizens and employees or children of employees
Entrance Difficulty:
Minimally difficult , 53% of applicants were admitted
Application Deadlines:
7/31 (freshmen), 7/31 (transfers)
Admissions Contact:
Dwight Bailey
Director of Admissions
South Carolina State University
300 College Street Northeast
Orangeburg
SC 29117-0001
803-536-8408
800-260-5956
803-536-8990
Students:
Student Life
Options men-only, women-only, Campus housing is university owned. Freshman applicants given priority for college housing
Activities drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, choral group, marching band, student government, Student Union Board, NAACP, national fraternities, national sororities
Most popular organizations student government, Student Union Board, NAACP
Campus security 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late-night transport/escort service, controlled dormitory access
Student Services health clinic, personal/psychological counseling
Undergrad Information:
3,704 undergraduate students, 58% women, 42% men, 7% transferred in
Minority Breakdown
98% African American, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% Hispanic American, 0.0% Native American
International Population
representing 26 other countries
Housing Info
58% live on campus
Freshman:
Freshman
Admission
4,364 applied;
2,308 admitted;
960 enrolled
Average high school GPA 2.91
Test Scores
SAT verbal scores over 500 13%
SAT math scores over 500 16%
ACT scores over 18 26%
SAT verbal scores over 600 2%
SAT math scores over 600 3%
ACT scores over 24 2%
SAT verbal scores over 700 1%
SAT math scores over 700 1%
Faculty:
Faculty
total 267
full-time 79% full-time
Student/faculty ratio 16 1
Programs:
Academic Programs
special study options academic remediation for entering students, adult/continuing education programs, advanced placement credit, cooperative education, distance learning, honors programs, independent study, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, study abroad, summer session for credit
ROTC Army (b), Air Force (c)
School Calendar semesters
Student Life:
Student Life
Options men-only, women-only, Campus housing is university owned. Freshman applicants given priority for college housing
Activities drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, choral group, marching band, student government, Student Union Board, NAACP, national fraternities, national sororities
Most popular organizations student government, Student Union Board, NAACP
Campus security 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late-night transport/escort service, controlled dormitory access
Student Services health clinic, personal/psychological counseling
Athletics:
Athletics
Athletics Member NCAA, All Division I, except football (Division I-AA)
Scholarship sports basketball, cross-country running, football (m), golf (m), softball (w), tennis, track and field, volleyball (w)
Intercollegiate sports basketball M(s)/W(s), cross-country running M(s)/W(s), golf M(s), softball W(s), tennis M(s)/W(s), track and field M(s)/W(s), volleyball W(s)
Endowment:
Facilities/Endowment
Main Library Name Miller F. Whittaker Library
Other Library 1
Collection 273,264 titles;
1,346 serial subscriptions;
Endowment $651,061
Costs:
state resident $6480 full-time, $270 per credit hour part-time; nonresident $13,288 full-time, $554 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, reciprocity agreements, and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, reciprocity agreements, and student level
Required fees $185 full-time
Room and board $6028; room only $3642. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
Payment plans installment, deferred payment
Waivers senior citizens and employees or children of employees
Financial Aid:
Financial Aid
Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2003, 211 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1466). 279 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $1767)
Average percent of need met 56%
Average indebtedness upon graduation $17,000
Applying:
Applying
Options common application, deferred entrance
Application fee $25
Required high school transcript, minimum 2.0 GPA
Application deadlines 7/31 (freshmen), 7/31 (transfers)
Notification continuous (freshmen)
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