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Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, South Carolina State University is a public institution. Orangeburg is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

1,833 Full-Time Undergraduates
$9,528 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is South Carolina State University?

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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: scsu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SCState
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCSTATE1896

Can I Afford South Carolina State University?

$9,528 In-State Tuition
63% Take Out Loans
10.9% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, part-time South Carolina State University students paid $461 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $906 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,528 $20,218
Fees $1,532 $1,532
Books and Supplies $2,000 $2,000
On Campus Room and Board $9,000 $9,000
On Campus Other Expenses $8,000 $8,000

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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $5,953 a year. That adds up to $23,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South Carolina State University is 10.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

South Carolina State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,833 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,074 undergraduate students at South Carolina State University, with 1,833 being full-time and 241 being part-time.

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There are also 300 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,833 full-time undergraduates at South Carolina State University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 1,738
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 30
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 50

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

138 Took All Classes Online
1,137 Took At Least One Class Online
726.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,137 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.

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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 #92 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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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