South Carolina State University Business Programs

Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, South Carolina State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Orangeburg draws many to the area.

Where Is South Carolina State University?

Contact details for South Carolina State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 College St Ne, Orangeburg, SC 29117-0001
Phone:	803-536-7000
Website:	www.scsu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SCState
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SCSTATE1896

How Do I Get Into South Carolina State University?

You can apply to South Carolina State University online at: https://www.scsu.edu/admissions/applyingtoscstate.aspx

Admission Requirements for South Carolina State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into South Carolina State University?

South Carolina State University has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to South Carolina State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 500. Math scores were between 390 and 500.

South Carolina State University received ACT scores from 47% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 14 and 18.

Can I Afford South Carolina State University?

The overall average net price of South Carolina State University is $29,687. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At South Carolina State University, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $6,741 a year. That adds up to $26,964 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South Carolina State University is 19.9%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

South Carolina State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,020 undergraduate students at South Carolina State University, with 1,781 being full-time and 239 being part-time.

There are also 319 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,781 full-time undergraduates at South Carolina State University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Carolina State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	1,666
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at South Carolina State University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at South Carolina State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Czech Republic, and Nepal.

Online Learning at South Carolina State University

In 2019-2020, 1,178 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Carolina State University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of South Carolina State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Carolina State University was 726.6%. This is the #93 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at South Carolina State University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

South Carolina State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	15	0	15
Accounting	13	0	13
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	5	0	5
General Business/Commerce	0	5	5
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	4	4
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	4	0	4
Business Economics	3	0	3
TOTAL	40	9	49

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pollinator at English Wikipedia under License

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