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South Carolina State University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship

State Abbreviation

South Carolina

300 COLLEGE ST NEORANGEBURG, SC 29117

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$20,901

88%

2649

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

1-Aug

Normal

3.16

940

South Carolina State is a public university located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. As a historically black college, SC State has a strong history of and commitment to the education of black Americans. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,833 undergraduate students. The South Carolina State acceptance rate is 88%. Popular majors include Biology, Family Studies and Consumer Sciences, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. Graduating 30% of students, South Carolina State alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $22,300.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for South Carolina State University is seventeen percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Claflin University55.20%
Columbia College96.60%
Columbia International University47.90%