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USC Union landed the #2,149 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
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With an acceptance rate of 89%, USC Union has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at University of South Carolina - Union is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of South Carolina - Union is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 44% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at University of South Carolina - Union. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,071 undergraduates at USC Union with 324 being full-time and 747 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,291 | $10,454 | $13,813 | $14,891 | $15,903 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of USC Union, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At USC Union, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,474 a year. That adds up to $21,896 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at USC Union is 24.4%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for USC Union are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 309 East Academy St, Union, SC 29379-0729 |
| Phone: | 864-429-8728 |
| Website: | www.sc.edu/about/system_and_campuses/union/index.php |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/uofsc |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UofSC |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 749 students took at least one online class at University of South Carolina - Union. This is a decrease from the 927 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 749 | 158 |
| 2019-2020 | 927 | 454 |
| 2018-2019 | 396 | 82 |
| 2017-2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 34 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at University of South Carolina - Union.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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