South Carolina’s
Flagship University
With nearly 46,000 students on eight campuses, the
University of South Carolina is a leader in improving the lives of individuals in South
Carolina and around the world.
JAN 2012

A Capital
Campus in Columbia
More than 30,500 students are enrolled at the university’s historic campus in
Columbia, South
Carolina’s capital city.
JAN 2012

Recognized for Research
Excellence
Carolina is the only university in the state to receive the Carnegie
Foundation’s designation as an institution of “very high research activity.”
NOV 2011

Top-Flight
Academics at an
Affordable Cost
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked the University of
South Carolina No. 42 among public universities in the nation in its 2011 list of “Best Values in Public
Colleges.”
NOV 2011

Recognized
For Community
Engagement
Carolina is one of only 35 public universities to be named a top research university by the
Carnegie Foundation and a leader in providing programs that benefit and engage communities.
NOV 2011

Tops in
International
Business
The Darla Moore School of Business’ undergraduate program in international business ranked is No. 1 in the country by U.S. News
& World Report.
NOV 2011

Ranked Nationally as a Best Value
The Princeton Review’s
“100 Best Value Colleges for 2011” list recognized
USC as one of the 50 “best value” public universities— the only S.C. institution to make the list.
NOV 2011

Award-Winning
Students
University of South Carolina students have won nearly
540 prestigious national scholarship and fellowship awards in the past 17 years, earning more than $15 million for advanced study.
NOV 2011

Commitment to
Undergraduate
Research
Through the Magellan
Scholar Program, the university has awarded more than $1.6 million to 600 undergraduates engaged in faculty-mentored research since 2006.
NOV 2011

Comprehensive
Choices
Students can choose from 319 degree programs in 14 colleges and schools at USC’s
Columbia campus.
NOV 2011

The Right Choice
University Specialty Clinics, part of USC’s School of
Medicine, is the largest integrated health care group in the Midlands, with more than 200 faculty physicians providing comprehensive care to more than 175,000
South Carolinians each year.
NOV 2011

The Sounds of Success
The University of South
Carolina’s School of Music is one of the top 25 public university music schools in the nation.
NOV 2011

A Leader in
Programming for Freshmen
University 101 earned
Carolina a spot as one of the best first-year experiences in the nation in the U.S. News & World
Report 2010 “America’s
Best Colleges Guide.”
NOV 2011

A Standout in
Arts Education
USC is the only school in
South Carolina that offers an MFA in theater, the highest degree possible in the fields of design and performance.
NOV 2011

Providing Health
Care Training for the State
The University of South
Carolina School of
Medicine Greenville will open its doors in fall 2012 as a four-year medical education program.
NOV 2011

Hatching New Jobs
The University’s Technology
Incubator has graduated 27 companies, creating more than 720 jobs. Carolina is among the nation’s leaders in creating start-up companies based on faculty-developed intellectual property.
NOV 2011

Read All About It
Cocky’s Reading Express, the university’s awardwinning literacy program, has given thousands of books to children across the Palmetto State.
NOV 2011