SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN

University of South Carolina Aiken

AIKEN, SCIPEDS 218645CARNEGIE CLASS 20
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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 reportedEarly Action offered
§ 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.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $65.

§ 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 profileAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
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: Reported.

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

CDS H2A · 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.