University of South Carolina-Union 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
270 students
Smaller than 86% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 10%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Clinton22.6 mi
- Gaffney23.5 mi
- Spartanburg23.5 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-Union, the largest reported group is White (71.5%), followed by Black (14.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 0% |
| Black | 14.1% | 9.5% |
| Hispanic | 3% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 71.5% | 85.7% |
| Two or more races | 3% | 4.8% |
| Non-resident | 7.4% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0.4% | 0% |
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- 62.2%University of South Carolina-Union admitted 264 of 295 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 54.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 145 of 264.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $10,545average net price after grants for aided students, against $18,238 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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