University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC · Public four-year · Suburb: Large
3,109undergraduates
79%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$11,697average net price per year
40%graduate in 6 years
64%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,905
- Admitted
- 2,316
- Admit rate
- 79%
- Admit rate, women
- 81%
- Admit rate, men
- 78%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 27%
- First-year students
- 616
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 30%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 490-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 480-580
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 15%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 17-23
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Not considered |
| Class rank | Required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
30 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (134 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (114 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Certificate (under 1 year) (15 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (38 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
Education (5)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (44 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Engineering, Other Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (8 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Writing, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (3)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Community Psychology Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $10,760
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $21,218
- Housing and food on campus
- $8,736
- Books and supplies
- $1,240
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,100
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $23,836
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $34,294
- Total cost living at home
- $16,158
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $7,618 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,107 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $12,688 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $16,097 |
| Over $110,000 | $16,708 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 98%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $9,701
- Got a grant from the college
- 35%
- Average grant from the college
- $3,625
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 37%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 53%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,913
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 25%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 36%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 40%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 45%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 40%
- Transferred to another college
- 39%
- Came back for year two
- 64%
| Pell grant students | 34% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 48% |
| Neither | 44% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 367 | 45% |
| Men | 199 | 31% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 5 | 20% (small group) |
| Black | 156 | 30% |
| Hispanic | 28 | 39% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 320 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 47% |
| Race unknown | 8 | 50% (small group) |
| International | 14 | 36% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 619 | 44% | 36% |
| Started here, part-time | 38 | 5% | 37% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 372 | 55% | 28% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 120 | 33% | 38% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 3,855
- Undergraduates
- 3,109
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,441
- Part-time undergraduates
- 668
- Graduate students
- 746
- Students per faculty member
- 15 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 88%
- From out of state
- 11%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 17%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 19%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 6%
| Women | 64% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 22% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 60% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 471 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC, 29801
- County
- Aiken County
- Part of
- University of South Carolina
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.