University of South Carolina, Beaufort

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,829 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,978
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 77%
From Region 10%
Athletes 259 (14.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Black 19%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of South Carolina, Beaufort 402 27% 61% 1% 19% 11% 3% $52,228 2 -1.49 40 93% 9.4%
Computational Science 14 — 93% 43% 7% 14% 14% 21% $90,233 12 -1.02 92 100% — — — —
Information Technology 9 — 56% 67% 11% 0% 11% 0% $78,050 13 -0.98 85 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,660 10 -0.93 62 — — — — —
Biology 50 — 32% 54% 2% 24% 12% 0% $45,902 1 -2.38 23 91% — — — —
Nursing 44 — 11% 70% 0% 16% 9% 0% $71,096 1 -2.10 78 95% — — — —
Public Health 30 +1 0% 63% 0% 20% 10% 0% $49,770 6 -1.43 34 91% 9.5% — — —
Business Administration 48 +1 60% 67% 0% 2% 15% 12% $58,055 6 -1.02 56 93% — — — —
Hospitality Management 21 — 14% 81% 5% 14% 0% 0% $50,462 10 -0.91 36 92% 8.7% — — —
English 11 — 18% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $42,367 6 -1.22 16 — — — — —
History 6 +1 67% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $44,862 5 -1.18 21 — — — — —
Communication 13 — 23% 62% 0% 8% 23% 0% $51,138 13 -1.00 38 95% — — — —
Psychology 73 +1 14% 49% 0% 32% 11% 1% $41,238 1 -2.10 13 92% — — — —
Social Sciences 19 — 5% 32% 0% 47% 11% 0% $46,037 5 -0.98 24 98% 10.1% — — —
Sociology 7 +1 29% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $45,586 4 -1.02 23 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,986 28 -0.49 31 90% — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,986 28 -0.49 31 90% — — — —
General Education 33 — 45% 67% 0% 18% 9% 3% $50,426 25 -0.54 35 — — — — —
Art 11 — 18% 64% 0% 18% 9% 9% $31,862 3 -1.60 4 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,080
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,126
Est. In-State Cost $14,333
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,622
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 61%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 44%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 27.9% 112 14% 48% 0% 31% 12% 1% $43,473 1 -1.71 18 94% 10.1%
Health Sciences 18.4% 74 7% 68% 0% 18% 9% 0% $62,450 6 -1.83 65 94% 9.5%
Business & Economics 17.2% 69 46% 71% 1% 6% 10% 9% $55,744 1 -0.99 50 93% 8.7%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.4% 50 32% 54% 2% 24% 12% 0% $45,902 1 -2.38 23 91% —
Education 11.2% 45 33% 73% 0% 13% 7% 2% $50,042 25 -0.53 34 90% —
Computer Science 5.7% 23 78% 52% 9% 9% 13% 13% $85,466 11 -1.00 90 100% —
Humanities 4.2% 17 35% 76% 0% 6% 18% 0% $43,248 2 -1.21 17 — —
Arts 2.7% 11 18% 64% 0% 18% 9% 9% $31,862 1 -1.60 4 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,660 6 -0.93 62 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #200 70% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #437 52% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #525 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #463 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #398 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #617 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $0.7M #572 52% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 53 $488K $491K -$3K
Track & Field (indoor) 20 $58K $78K -$20K
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $77K $84K -$7K
Basketball 18 $626K $628K -$1K
Golf 18 $237K $229K $8K
Cross Country 8 $58K $56K $1K
Total 130 $1.5M $1.6M -$23K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 33 $397K $397K -$360
Softball 30 $357K $366K -$9K
Track & Field (indoor) 20 $70K $54K $15K
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $62K $63K -$1K
Basketball 15 $506K $508K -$1K
Golf 12 $243K $220K $23K
Cross Country 8 $72K $71K $273
Total 129 $1.7M $1.7M $26K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 53 $488K $491K -$3K
Track & Field (indoor) 40 $128K $132K -$4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 40 $139K $148K -$8K
Basketball 33 $1.1M $1.1M -$3K
Soccer 33 $397K $397K -$360
Golf 30 $481K $449K $31K
Softball 30 $357K $366K -$9K
Cross Country 16 $130K $128K $2K
Total 259 $4.1M $4.0M $7K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional