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University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC 29208
URL: www.sc.edu
General Phone: (803)777-7000
Admissions: (803)777-7000
(800)868-5872
Financial Aid:

Fast Facts

Control: Public
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Mid-Size City
(< 250,000 residents)
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1801
School Colors: Garnet, Black
School Nickname: Fighting Gamecocks, Lady Gamecocks

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(27,488 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 19,765
Graduates 6,260
Professional 1,463
Total Students 27,488
Part-Time 1,270
Full-Time 18,188
African American 2,243
American Indian 77
Asian American 579
Caucasian 14,281
Hispanic American 417
International 212
Not Specified 1,649
Male 8,186
Female 10,002

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