Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Conducting for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC also made our “Best Conducting Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1.Among the 35,470 students enrolled at University of South Carolina - Columbia, 1,609 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. During this same period, 33 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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