Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 3 ’s geophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC also made our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UofSC is $20,559 for Southeast Region Geophysics students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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