- The Inkwell
- South Carolina
- South University-Columbia
Columbia, SCSuburb: largeZIP 29203
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2002
- Campuses
- 9
South CarolinaPrivate for-profit
South University-Columbia
South University-Columbia is a private for-profit university in Columbia, South Carolina, with 450 undergraduates. It graduates 5.6% within six years and costs $25,119 a year after aid.
5.6%graduate
Retention57%
4-year graduation0%
Pell Grant share66%
Federal loans63%
$25,119net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
5.6%graduate in 6 years
$39,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,417median debt
#1,588 of 1,704 for earnings#1,233 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,711 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $32,317tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,145
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,145
- Average net price
- $25,119national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,119
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college57%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college5.6%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college66%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 5.6%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 26%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,688
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,314middle 50%: $21,787–$59,336
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,417
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$59,336
Median, South University-Columbia$39,314
Lower quarter$21,787
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 450
- Part-time
- 26%
- Women / men
- 79% / 21%
- Average age at entry
- 30.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 66%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 34%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,075 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,410
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White13%
Hispanic2.2%
Black67%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown11%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions79%
Business & management12%
Computer & information sciences4.2%
Psychology4.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting1.1%
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Private for-profit colleges in South Carolina
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC | $22,593 | 33% | $44,016 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA | $26,966 | 8.6% | $39,314 |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ | $28,679 | 12% | $39,232 |
| St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL | $26,153 | 28% | $58,912 |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN | $18,458 | 18% | $51,254 |
| Wilmington University New Castle, DE | $20,210 | 25% | $60,391 |
| American International College Springfield, MA | $24,178 | 38% | $66,151 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 251312. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q114339690.