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University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC · Public · 4,038 students · mostly bachelor degrees
28th-cheapest of 82 South Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,557
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,124
Graduation rate
43%
Admission rate
67%
Median graduate earnings
$48,587
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,310
Average SAT
1099
Median ACT
21
Pell grant recipients
46%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
47 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree257 grads/yr$79,947Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$67,286Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$61,967Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree81 grads/yr$48,209Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$48,139Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$47,796General Studies · Bachelor's Degree64 grads/yr$46,121Pathology/Experimental Pathology · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$45,761Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree80 grads/yr$45,659Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$45,298Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$43,745Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree95 grads/yr$42,119English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$36,785Child Development · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$36,368Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$35,612
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.