South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina · Website
$38,262
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,262
median earnings, 10 years after starting
South Carolina State University is a public 4-year college in Orangeburg, South Carolina with 2,934 undergraduates and 292 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,097 a year (tuition and fees $11,060 in-state, $21,750 out-of-state). It admits 83% of applicants and 37% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $38,262 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,097
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,060
Out-of-state $21,750
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
37%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,262
Rank 3,012 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,097
- Tuition in-state
- $11,060
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,750
- Cost of attendance
- $30,015
- Students with a need-based grant
- 70%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,846
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,968
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,449
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,587
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,523
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,088 in 2015-16 to $11,060 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 83%
- SAT reading, middle
- 465
- SAT math, middle
- 460
- ACT, middle
- 17
- Undergraduates
- 2,934
- Graduate students
- 292
- Part-time students
- 8.3%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 56%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 61
- Endowment
- $19.7M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,012 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,097 | $16,583 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,060 | $12,978 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 46% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 56% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $15,392 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,064 | $33,444 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,262 | $38,826 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 29% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
61 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $32,625 | $29,618 | $40,050 | $48,460 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 25 | Withheld | $84,200 | $86,481 | $100,573 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $30,450 | $25,938 | $37,940 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $31,500 | $25,518 | $48,108 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $32,576 | $45,061 | $55,378 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 16 | $56,000 | $50,697 | $48,628 | $67,030 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 12 | $59,950 | $49,959 | $55,513 | $60,111 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $31,000 | $30,082 | $66,821 | $92,374 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 11 | $41,000 | $39,877 | $50,497 | $71,416 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $31,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,928 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $31,000 | $30,676 | $41,075 | $51,389 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $31,000 | Withheld | $33,586 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,240 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,848 | $125,988 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,549 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $84,599 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,129 | $82,073 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does South Carolina State University cost?
$18,097 a year is the average net price at South Carolina State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,060 for in-state students and $21,750 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,015. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,846 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at South Carolina State University?
83% of applicants are admitted to South Carolina State University. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do South Carolina State University graduates earn?
$38,262 a year is the median pay of former South Carolina State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,064 after 6 years). That ranks 3,012 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $84,200.
How much student debt do South Carolina State University graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of South Carolina State University graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at South Carolina State University?
37% of first-time, full-time students at South Carolina State University finish within 6 years. 56% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at South Carolina State University?
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (28 bachelor's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (25 doctoral graduates), Biology, General (22 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 61 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.