University of South Carolina Aiken
Common Data Set 2024-25
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Acceptance Rate
60.2%
Applications
52,703
Admitted
31,701
Enrolled
7,266
SAT Composite
1190-1350
SAT Math
580-680
SAT Reading
600-680
All Extracted Fields
A. General Information
- Certificate
- X
- Associate
- X
- Bachelor's
- X
- Postbachelor's certificate
- X
- Master's
- X
- Post-master's certificate
- X
- Doctoral degree research/scholarship
- X
- Doctoral degree – professional practice
- X
B. Enrollment And Persistence
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: males (Males, FT)
- 2724
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: males (Males, FT)
- 237
- All other degree-seeking: males (Males, FT)
- 8765
- Total degree-seeking: males (Males, FT)
- 11726
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: males (Males, FT)
- 100
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: males (Males, FT)
- 11826
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: males (Males, PT)
- 2
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: males (Males, PT)
- 4
- All other degree-seeking: males (Males, PT)
- 427
- Total degree-seeking: males (Males, PT)
- 433
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: males (Males, PT)
- 515
- Degree-seeking, first-time: males (Males, FT)
- 866
- All other degree-seeking: males (Males, FT)
- 1519
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: males (Males, FT)
- 20
- Degree-seeking, first-time: males (Males, PT)
- 176
- All other degree-seeking: males (Males, PT)
- 486
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: males (Males, PT)
- 58
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: males (Males, PT)
- 720
- Total Graduate Students: males (Males)
- 3125
- Total All Students: males (Males)
- 15466
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: females (Females, FT)
- 4542
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: females (Females, FT)
- 198
- All other degree-seeking: females (Females, FT)
- 12549
- Total degree-seeking: females (Females, FT)
- 17289
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: females (Females, FT)
- 82
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: females (Females, FT)
- 17371
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: females (Females, PT)
- 4
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: females (Females, PT)
- 8
- All other degree-seeking: females (Females, PT)
- 360
- Total degree-seeking: females (Females, PT)
- 372
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: females (Females, PT)
- 475
- Degree-seeking, first-time: females (Females, FT)
- 1204
- All other degree-seeking: females (Females, FT)
- 2073
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females (Females, FT)
- 14
- Degree-seeking, first-time: females (Females, PT)
- 525
- All other degree-seeking: females (Females, PT)
- 1190
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females (Females, PT)
- 214
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: females (Females, PT)
- 1929
- Total Graduate Students: females (Females)
- 5220
- Total All Students: females (Females)
- 23066
- Total degree-seeking: Unknown (Unknown, FT)
- 0
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: Unknown (Unknown, FT)
- 0
- Total degree-seeking: Unknown (Unknown, PT)
- 0
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: Unknown (Unknown, PT)
- 0
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: Unknown (Unknown, PT)
- 0
- Total Graduate Students: Unknown (Unknown)
- 0
- Total All Students: Unknown (Unknown)
- 0
- Nonresidents
- 64
- Hispanic/Latino
- 610
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 726
- White, non-Hispanic
- 5126
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 11
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 295
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 356
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 356
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 80
- TOTAL
- 7272
- Nonresidents
- 371
- Hispanic/Latino
- 2020
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 2905
- White, non-Hispanic
- 21562
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 44
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 1287
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1308
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 304
- TOTAL
- 29820
- Calculate the percentage of the Fall 2024 entering cohort who remained enrolled on the official census date. (FT)
- 92
- Nonresidents
- 536
- Hispanic/Latino
- 2037
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 2960
- White, non-Hispanic
- 21671
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 44
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 1294
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1317
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 309
- TOTAL
- 30187
- Certificate/diploma
- 137
- Associate degrees
- 6531
- Bachelor's degrees
- 6531
- Postbachelor's certificates
- 355
- Master's degrees
- 1766
- Post-Master's certificates
- 80
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 425
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- 514
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1077
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1187
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 3585
- Total
- 5849
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 5
- Total
- 8
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1074
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1187
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 3580
- Total
- 5841
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 639
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 800
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 2636
- Total
- 4075
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 91
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 88
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 274
- Total
- 453
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 16
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 13
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 47
- Total
- 76
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 746
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 901
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 2957
- Total
- 4604
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 69
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 76
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 83
- Total
- 79
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1091
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1171
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 3613
- Total
- 5875
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 2
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 4
- Total
- 6
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1089
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1171
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 3609
- Total
- 5869
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 646
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 772
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 2619
- Total
- 4037
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 89
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 85
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 272
- Total
- 446
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 25
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 7
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 48
- Total
- 80
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 760
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 864
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 2939
- Total
- 4563
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 74
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 81
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 78
C. First-Time, First-Year Admission
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 29
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 63
- Percent in top half of high school graduating class
- 93
- Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
- 7
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 1
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
- 62
- Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
- 20662
- Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
- 32041
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
- 11377
- Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
- 20324
- Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
- 2724
- Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
- 4542
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
- 2724
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 22
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 34
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 25
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males, PT)
- 2
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 10
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 33
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 31
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, FT)
- 4542
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 16
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 34
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 28
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, PT)
- 4
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 52703
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 31701
- Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled
- 7272
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 13042
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 9934
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 3807
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 39067
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 21379
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 3401
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 594
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 388
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 64
- Amount of application fee:
- 65
- Application closing date (fall): Month
- 12
- Application closing date (fall): Day
- 1
- Priority Date: Month
- 12
- Priority Date: Day
- 1
- Date: Day
- 1
- Amount of housing deposit:
- 0
- Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
- 7332
- Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
- 2915
- Number of wait-listed students admitted:
- 500
- Total academic units
- 20
- English
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 3
- Of these, units that must be lab
- 3
- Foreign language
- 2
- Social studies
- 2
- History
- 1
- Academic electives
- 2
- Visual/Performing Arts
- 1
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Important
- Class rank
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application Essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Not Considered
- First generation
- Not Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant’s interest
- Not Considered
- Percent Submitting SAT Scores
- 29
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1190
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1270
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1350
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 600
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 640
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 680
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 580
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 630
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 680
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 26
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 29
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 32
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 24
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 27
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 30
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 25
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 29
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 34
D. Transfer Admission
- Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:
- 76
- Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:
- 90
- Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:
- 30
- Males (Males)
- 100
E. Academic Offerings and Policies
- Accelerated program
- X
- Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
- X
- Distance learning
- X
- Double major
- X
- Dual enrollment
- X
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- X
- Exchange student program (domestic)
- X
- Honors Program
- X
- Independent study
- X
- Internships
- X
- Liberal arts/career combination
- X
- Student-designed major
- X
- Study abroad
- X
- Teacher certification program
- X
- Undergraduate Research
- X
- Other (specify):
- X
- Arts/fine arts
- X
- English (including composition)
- X
- Foreign languages
- X
- History
- X
- Humanities
- X
- Mathematics
- X
- Sciences (biological or physical)
- X
- Social science
- X
F. Student Life
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 45
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 26
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 39
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 96
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 4
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Average age of full-time students
- 19
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 19
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 40
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 30
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 36
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 29
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 71
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 3
- Average age of full-time students
- 21
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 21
- Campus Ministries
- X
- Concert band
- X
- Dance
- X
- Drama/theater
- X
- International Student Organization
- X
- Literary magazine
- X
- Model UN
- X
- Music ensembles
- X
- Musical theater
- X
- Opera
- X
- Pep band
- X
- Radio station
- X
- Student government
- X
- Student newspaper
- X
- Student-run film society
- X
- Television station
- X
- Yearbook
- X
- Apartments for single students
- X
- Special housing for disabled students
- X
- Fraternity/sorority housing
- X
- Theme housing
- X
- Living Learning Communities
- X
H. Financial Aid
- Federal
- 40518031
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 45850119
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 15785774
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 102153924
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 69436307
- Federal Work-Study
- 5800624
- Total Self-Help
- 75236931
- Parent Loans
- 36446724
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 2312948
- Federal
- 2562074
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 42183520
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 23014880
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 67760474
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 74174904
- Total Self-Help
- 74174904
- Parent Loans
- 30255198
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 10793466
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits) (FT)
- 2199
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n (FT)
- 4430
- P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant (FT)
- 26
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits) (FT)
- 5822
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n (FT)
- 4821
- P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant (FT)
- 77
- 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.
- 4517
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 2453
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 2391
- D. State loan programs.
- 20
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 622
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 53
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 51
- D. State loan programs.
- 0
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 13
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 31501
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 20418
- D. State loan programs.
- 11138
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 45388
- Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
- x
- 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:
- 125
- Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
- 23773
- Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
- 2971579
- Other (specify):
- x
- FAFSA
- x
I. Instructional Faculty And Class Size
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 1648
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 396
- C. Total number who are females
- 802
- D. Total number who are males
- 846
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 48
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 1473
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 160
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 755
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 173
- C. Total number who are females
- 456
- D. Total number who are males
- 299
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 9
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 349
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 307
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 2403
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 569
- C. Total number who are females
- 1258
- D. Total number who are males
- 1145
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 57
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 1822
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 467
- Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio
- 19:1
- based on ____ students
- 33634
- and ____ faculty
- 1728
- 2-9
- 159
- 10-19
- 1019
- 20-29
- 1202
- 30-39
- 302
- 40-49
- 250
- 50-99
- 377
- 100+
- 159
- Total
- 3468
- 2-9
- 144
- 10-19
- 240
- 20-29
- 278
- 30-39
- 11
- 40-49
- 11
- 50-99
- 7
- 100+
- 2
- Total
- 693
J. Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
- Communication/journalism
- 32.12
- Communication technologies
- 42.34
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 13.87
- Transportation and materials moving
- 8.76
- Business/marketing
- 2.92
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100.00
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0.00
- Natural resources and conservation
- 1.09
- Architecture
- 0.55
- Communication/journalism
- 5.45
- Communication technologies
- 3.61
- Education
- 2.53
- Engineering
- 5.65
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 0.43
- English
- 1.13
- Liberal arts/general studies
- 1.88
- Biological/life sciences
- 10.04
- Mathematics and statistics
- 0.84
- Parks and recreation
- 3.80
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 0.23
- Physical sciences
- 0.70
- Psychology
- 5.99
- Transportation and materials moving
- 3.18
- Health professions and related programs
- 11.45
- Business/marketing
- 30.62
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100.00