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University of South Carolina - Upstate was awarded 51 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher development & methodology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, USC Upstate is ranked #1,330 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
USC Upstate is also ranked #18 out of 44 schools in South Carolina.
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When it comes to admittance, University of South Carolina - Upstate is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 76%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 26% of students accepted to USC Upstate submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 560.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, University of South Carolina - Upstate is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 - Upstate is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of South Carolina - Upstate this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at USC Upstate is 27%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,519 undergraduates at USC Upstate with 4,374 being full-time and 1,145 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,571 | $13,885 | $16,984 | $18,599 | $19,238 |
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 Upstate, 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 Upstate, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $5,962 a year. That adds up to $23,848 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at USC Upstate is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for USC Upstate are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303-4999 |
| Phone: | 864-503-5000 |
| Website: | www.uscupstate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/uscupstate |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/uscupstate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 282 | $61,719 |
| Business Administration & Management | 108 | $37,902 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 92 | $32,719 |
| General Psychology | 90 | $28,634 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 67 | $26,014 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 66 | $31,958 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 64 | $25,903 |
| Computer Information Systems | 51 | $42,033 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 43 | $28,600 |
| General Biology | 28 | NA |
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, 4,604 students took at least one online class at University of South Carolina - Upstate. This is a decrease from the 5,615 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,604 | 1,361 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,615 | 4,506 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,075 | 589 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,752 | 596 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,173 | 530 |
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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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