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South University-Columbia
Columbia, SC · Private (for-profit) · 450 students · mostly bachelor degrees
77th-cheapest of 82 South Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$27,693
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$35,322
Graduation rate
23%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$34,421
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,123
Pell grant recipients
58%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
18 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Graduate/Professional Certificate1 grads/yr$120,256Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$119,307Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$91,363Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$74,209Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$65,167Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$58,915Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree1 grads/yr$55,950Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$55,052Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$53,445Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$50,681Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Bachelor's Degree$49,335Public Administration · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$47,649Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$47,390Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$46,885Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$46,322Environmental Health · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$45,993Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$39,694
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.