University of South Carolina Aiken Campus Life
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Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
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- Rural
2,962 students
Larger than 67% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 43.6%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Graniteville5 mi
- Denmark41.2 mi
- West Columbia45.6 mi
- Allendale47 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 University of South Carolina Aiken, the largest reported group is White (57.1%), followed by Black (22.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.5% | 7.5% |
| Black | 22.5% | 5% |
| Hispanic | 9.7% | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.6% |
| White | 57.1% | 79.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% | 1.9% |
| Non-resident | 2% | 2.5% |
| Unknown | 0.6% | 0.6% |
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Did you know? University of South Carolina Aiken
- 78.5%University of South Carolina Aiken admitted 1,510 of 1,808 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 34.7%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 524 of 1,510.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $14,565average net price after grants for aided students, against $21,218 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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