University of South Carolina Aiken

Name: University of South Carolina Aiken Common Data Set 2022-23
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Common Data Set 2022-23

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Acceptance Rate

64.1%

Applications

42,188

Admitted

27,022

Enrolled

6,567

SAT Composite

1200-1380

SAT Math

580-690

SAT Reading

600-690

ACT Composite

27-32

Federal outcomes

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.

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

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction496fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

6 TABLES

Address Information

Name of College/University:University of South Carolina

CityColumbia

StateSC

Zip29,208

Country:United States

Main Phone Number (Area Code)803

Main Phone Number:777-7000

WWW Home Page Address:www.sc.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):803

Admissions Phone Number:777-7700

Admissions Email Address:admissions-ugrad@sc.edu

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/diversity_equity_and_inclusion/index.php

Degrees Offered

CertificateX

AssociateX

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	27343

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	8310

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	35653

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	58	500	742
Hispanic/Latino	367	1553	1570
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	629	2426	2511
White, non-Hispanic	4893	19737	19871
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	14	37	37
Asian, non-Hispanic	273	1143	1151
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	4	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	266	1126	1138
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	70	297	302
Total	6574	26840	27343

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	11
Associate degrees	1
Bachelor's degrees	7106
Postbachelor's certificates	268
Master's degrees	1740
Post-master's certificates	54
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	365
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	500
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	963	3305	5157	5157
Did not persist	1	1	1	3
Final cohort	888	962	3304	5154
Completed in less than four years	605	2331	3445	3445
Completed in less than five years	98	101	301	500
Completed in less than six years	22	12	47	81
Total completers	629	718	2679	4026
Six-year graduation rate	71%	75%	81%	78%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	150	16
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	90%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES

Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes

APX

CLEPX

Institutional ExamX

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	16818	25370	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	9970	17052	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	2586	3981	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	2586	3981	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	5	2	Not reported	Not reported

Wait List

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:5,847

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:2,238

Number of wait-listed students admitted:28

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units20

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab3

Foreign language2

Social studies2

History1

Academic electives2

Computer Science1

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	33	2182
ACT	17	1124

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1200	1280	1380
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	600	640	690
SAT math	580	640	690
ACT composite	27	29	32
ACT math	24	27	30
ACT English	25	29	33
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80022

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69956

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59921

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4991

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-80023

SAT Math: 600-69946

SAT Math: 500-59929

SAT Math: 400-4992

SAT Math: 300-3990

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160021

SAT Composite: 1200-139954

SAT Composite: 1000-119924

SAT Composite: 800-9991

SAT Composite: Total100

ACT Composite: 30-3648

ACT Composite: 24-2943

ACT Composite: 18-238

ACT Composite: 12-170

ACT Composite: 6-110

ACT Composite: Below 60

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class26

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class58

Percent in top half of high school graduating class91

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class8

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class1

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:63

Percent who had GPA of 4.014

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9930

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7430

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4915

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.247

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.993

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.66

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Admission Policies

Application closing date (fall): Month12

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Priority Date: Month12

Priority Date: Day1

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:One year

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Total
Applied	1458	1532	2990
Admitted	940	1041	1981
Enrolled	653	668	1321

Other extracted fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.25

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:GPA requirements are higher for certain majors. Auditions are required for music and dance.

Fall Closing Date: Month7

Spring Closing Date: Month11

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Priority dates given are guaranteed processing dates. Applications received after those dates will be processed on a space available basis.

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day1

Spring Closing Date: Day1

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30

American Council on Education (ACE)Yes

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No

Number30

Unit Typecredit

Number65

Unit Typecredit

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/veterans_and_military_services/index.php

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 12 Common Data Set 2022-20233

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilitiesX

Cross-registrationX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Exchange student program (domestic)X

External degree programX

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Liberal arts/career combinationX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Weekend collegeX

Other (specify):X

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

Computer literacyX

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

Intensive writingX

MathematicsX

PhilosophyX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)47%

Percent of males who join fraternities25%

Percent of females who join sororities35%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing96%

Percent who live off campus or commute4%

Percent of students age 25 and older2%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)38%

Percent of males who join fraternities26%

Percent of females who join sororities31%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing31%

Percent who live off campus or commute69%

Percent of students age 25 and older4%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students19

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Special housing for international studentsX

Fraternity/sorority housingX

Theme housingX

Wellness housingX

Living Learning CommunitiesX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Information

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Credits per Term

Minimum16

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Financial Aid

13 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	2786	11002	91
Average institutional non-need grant	6587	7031	6642
Athletic grant recipients	130	530	2
Average athletic grant	18572	21359	15133

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$42,638,886

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$39,211,608

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$15,236,871

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$7,170,607

Total Scholarships/Grants$104,257,972

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$70,588,295

Federal Work-Study$1,372,042

Total Self-Help$71,960,337

Parent Loans$28,951,328

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$68,286,135

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$9,062,069

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$35,719,710

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$21,533,478

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$7,196,316

Total Scholarships/Grants$73,511,573

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$47,538,208

Total Self-Help$47,538,208

Parent Loans$15,185,679

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$42,234,520

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	6567	25960	880
Applied for need-based aid	5668	17752	459
Determined to have financial need	3441	11866	334
Awarded any aid	3376	11544	258
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	1525	5804	153
Awarded need-based self-help aid	2324	8374	209
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	3170	8929	19
Need fully met	991	3357	20
Average percentage of need met	76	71	53
Average financial aid package	16279	16068	6910
Average need-based scholarship or grant	8042	7467	3195
Average need-based self-help award	3709	4500	4422
Average need-based loan	3361	4243	4244

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.4,812

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	2447	53	31695
Federal loan programs	2385	51	20204
Institutional loan programs	0	0.00	0
State loan programs	37	8	12642
Private student loans	667	15	43442

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:344

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$3,581

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,231,964

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSAX

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month4

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1

Financial Aid Notification

b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date): Month4

Students must reply by (date): Day1

Aid Available

Federal Nursing LoansX

Federal Pell GrantsX

State scholarships/grantsX

Private scholarshipsX

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

Alumni affiliationX

ArtX

AthleticsX

Job skillsX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes x No

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	1598	902	2500
Members of minority groups	379	190	569
Females	757	553	1310
Males	841	349	1190
Nonresidents	48	9	57
Doctorate or other terminal degree	1428	358	1786
Master's, but not terminal master's	154	412	566
Bachelor's degree	13	116	129
Unknown or other highest degree	3	16	19
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	197	114	311

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio18

based on ____ students30,719

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	Not reported	162
10-19 students	Not reported	162
20-29 students	Not reported	212
30-39 students	Not reported	327
40-49 students	Not reported	23
50-99 students	Not reported	2
100+ students	Not reported	2
Total	Not reported	2

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.802%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.619%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	6.445%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.223%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	2.575%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	6.220%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.464%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.041%
Liberal arts/general studies	100%	100%	1.675%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	9.682%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.915%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	4.081%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.352%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.647%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	4.813%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	3.124%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0.605%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.756%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	100%	Not reported	3.124%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	10.681%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	32.128%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.027%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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