SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN
Common Data Set

University of South Carolina Aiken

The University of South Carolina Aiken Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 7 reports on file, 2018–2024; the latest is 2024-25. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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AIKEN, SCIPEDS 218645CARNEGIE CLASS 20
§7 reports2018–2024
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2024-25
Flat PDFOn the page
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2023-24
Flat PDFOn the page
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2022-23
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,190
Median1,270
75th1,350
§ 29% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th26
Median29
75th32
§ 15% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 60%SAT SUBMIT 29%ACT SUBMIT 15%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants52,703reported count
Admits31,70160%
Class seats7,27223% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants52,70331,70160%7,272School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 23%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

40% joined after being offered a spot. 17% of students who joined were admitted. 14% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot7,332
Accepted a wait-list spot2,915
Admitted from wait list500
Joined after being offered40%
Admitted after joining17%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Limited merit profile
No-need grant recipients2,199Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$4,430H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$11,641Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio16EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2360ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate79%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3005ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
662ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
666ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate28%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile19ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile22ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile26ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate14%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile510ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile580ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile620ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile470ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile540ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile600ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate23%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded607DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded224DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$362COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$10,398COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$362COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$20,856COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$24,198DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$34,656DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment2641DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment733DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment648DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment4022DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment3289DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate96%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,166SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$5,855SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,067SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate52%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate52%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate51%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityAikenHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameUniversity of South Carolina AikenHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateSouth CarolinaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years23%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years36%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years40%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate67%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time40%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate60%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate36%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$45,603
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
40%
6-year completion
Average net price
$11,641
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$24,275
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$30,146$30k
MEDIAN
$45,603$46k
P75
$68,565$69k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$8,987
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$8,435
$48,001 – $75,000
$11,440
$75,001 – $110,000
$16,046
$110,001 and up
$17,502
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
23%
6-yr grad
40%
8-yr grad
43%
Retention
67%
Pell grad
36%
Transfer
36%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.