COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 218663PUBLIC

COLUMBIA, SC

University of South Carolina-Columbia

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$22,811Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate78.3%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$67,741working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,741
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,564

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,634
$30,001–48,000$14,953
$48,001–75,000$19,859
$75,001–110,000$24,478
$110,001+$28,125

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion78.3%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention91.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients19.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share41.1%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid38.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,782federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates29,820IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate60.2%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,500

7,044 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

31 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

International BusinessBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$107,205 earnings · $25,174 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 268 working graduates$98,020 earnings · $22,922 debt →InsuranceBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$96,539 earnings · $25,995 debt →Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$94,547 earnings · $25,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 495 working graduates$92,578 earnings · $25,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 217 working graduates$91,296 earnings · $25,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$86,507 earnings · $25,826 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 267 working graduates$84,720 earnings · $25,250 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$84,148 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 459 working graduates$81,945 earnings · $23,750 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 380 working graduates$80,768 earnings · $24,250 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$77,536 earnings · $24,062 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 485 working graduates$70,527 earnings · $26,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$67,705 earnings · $25,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 164 working graduates$65,464 earnings · $25,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 239 working graduates$65,248 earnings · $24,250 debt →General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$64,631 earnings · $24,979 debt →Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$63,534 earnings · $25,000 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 286 working graduates$58,715 earnings · $24,958 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$58,669 earnings · $24,620 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 215 working graduates$56,688 earnings · $26,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$53,294 earnings · $26,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$53,247 earnings · $25,500 debt →Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree · 258 working graduates$51,090 earnings · $24,250 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 277 working graduates$50,847 earnings · $25,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 182 working graduates$48,990 earnings · $26,000 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$45,595 earnings · $22,550 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$45,185 earnings · $26,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 214 working graduates$43,687 earnings · $26,000 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$40,962 earnings · $25,750 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$39,517 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.