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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·web.musc.edu
Total enrollment
3,246
peer median 4,128
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 44 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
12
27.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing12 · 27.3%
  • No Data32 · 72.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
32

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

12
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+36.0%
$70,076 vs $51,545
Medical Illustration and Informatics
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+50.7%
$77,660 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.0%
$78,839 vs $51,545
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+71.3%
$88,321 vs $51,545
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+87.9%
$96,864 vs $51,545
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+113.6%
$110,118 vs $51,545
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+138.2%
$78,576 vs $32,989
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+163.8%
$135,953 vs $51,545

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
215%
$208,107 debt · $96,864 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
201%
$347,672 debt · $172,695 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
154%
$107,888 debt · $70,076 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
152%
$120,000 debt · $78,839 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
111%
$151,205 debt · $135,953 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
79%
$70,167 debt · $88,321 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
79%
$107,665 debt · $136,922 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
72%
$135,443 debt · $187,865 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1971Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 26

Action history · 45

  1. Jul 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
  5. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 45 students received $201K in Pell grants, alongside $65.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
45
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$201K
$200,835 total
Direct Loans
$65.6M
3,318 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$678K
164 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$899K
190 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$36.2M
1,629 loan awards
Parent PLUS$345K
8 loan awards
Grad PLUS$27.5M
1,327 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 873 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.1%
-2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
873
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.6%
2017
1.3%
2018
1.1%
2019
0.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at MUSC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,098 total completions
01Health Professions
1,04495.1%
02Biological Sciences
544.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,246
12-mo unduplicated
3,644
Undergraduate
350
Graduate
3,294

Gender split

Men
28%1,014
Women
72%2,630

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.7%
Black
10.7%
Hispanic
6.4%
Two or more
4.6%
Asian
3.2%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
10.71
34 offenses · 3,175 students

3-year trend

11.352 yrs ago5.861 yr ago10.71Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
88
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
34
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
10
Aggravated assault
9
Burglary
6
Fondling
5
Robbery
3
Rape
1

By location

34total
  • On campus22
  • Non-campus11
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

10
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
5
Stalking
15 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons60
Drugs84
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 6 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
241

MUSC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MUSC selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMedical University of South Carolina
3,246
Aiken Technical College
2,307$5,350Community College
York Technical College
4,771$4,657Community College
Spartanburg Community College
6,653$6,531Community College
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
7,923$3,719Community College
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3,485
Peer group median4,128$5,004

Frequently asked questions about Medical University of South Carolina

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MUSC.

How many students attend Medical University of South Carolina?

Medical University of South Carolina reports a total enrollment of 3,246 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Medical University of South Carolina located?

Medical University of South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina 29425.

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