South Carolina State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
2,934 students
Larger than 66% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 73.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Denmark20.4 mi
- West Columbia34.8 mi
- Columbia36 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at South Carolina State University, the largest reported group is Black (90.4%), followed by Two or more races (4.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.2% | 13.3% |
| Black | 90.4% | 70.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.1% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 1.2% | 15.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 3.4% | 0.5% |
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Did you know? South Carolina State University
- 82.6%South Carolina State University admitted 2,187 of 2,497 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 24.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 526 of 2,187.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $18,030average net price after grants for aided students, against $21,750 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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