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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC · Public · 2,934 students · mostly bachelor degrees
49th-cheapest of 82 South Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$18,097
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$30,015
Graduation rate
37%
Admission rate
83%
Median graduate earnings
$38,262
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$31,000
Median ACT
17
Pell grant recipients
70%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
61 programsEducational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree25 grads/yr$86,481Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$66,821Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$63,129College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$55,513Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree7 grads/yr$54,848Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$50,497Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$48,628Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$48,108Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$45,061Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$41,075Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$40,050Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$37,940Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$33,586
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.