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South Carolina State University is a public institution situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The location of South Carolina State University is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is South Carolina State University?

Contact details for South Carolina State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 College St Ne, Orangeburg, SC 29117-0001
Phone:	803-536-7000
Website:	scsu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SCState
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SCSTATE1896

How Do I Get Into South Carolina State University?

You can apply to South Carolina State University online at: https://apply.scsu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for South Carolina State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into South Carolina State University?

Since South Carolina State University has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to South Carolina State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 400 and 530. Math scores were between 400 and 520.

South Carolina State University received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 15 and 19.

Can I Afford South Carolina State University?

The overall average net price of South Carolina State University is $29,687. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South Carolina State University, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $5,953 a year. That adds up to $23,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South Carolina State University is 10.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

South Carolina State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,074 undergraduate students at South Carolina State University, with 1,833 being full-time and 241 being part-time.

There are also 300 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,833 full-time undergraduates at South Carolina State University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Carolina State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	1,738
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at South Carolina State University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at South Carolina State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Czech Republic, and Nepal.

Online Learning at South Carolina State University

In 2020-2021, 1,137 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Carolina State University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of South Carolina State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Carolina State University was 726.6%. This is the #92 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at South Carolina State University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pollinator at English Wikipedia under License

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