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University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie

Allendale, South Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·sc.edu/about/system_and_campuses/salkehatchie/index.php
6-yr Graduation
30%
—
Total enrollment
799
peer median 1,208
Avg net price
$9,229
+$5.0k vs Community College
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
679
679 candidates competed
Admitted
516
76.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
119
23.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
43%

Pell equity

6.9pp gap
Pell recipients
27%16 of 60
Non-Pell (all)
34%22 of 65
Subsidized loan, no Pell
30%3 of 10
No Federal Aid
35%19 of 55

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 6 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
Passing
1
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

6programs
  • Passing1 · 16.7%
  • No Data5 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
5

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.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+15.4%
$38,060 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
30%
$11,588 debt · $38,060 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,535
$30–48k$6,158
$48–75k$10,592
$75–110k$14,089
$110k+$15,119

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,229
+$4,986vs Community College median $4,244
Federal loans
12.5%
In-state tuition
$7,558
Out-of-state
$18,238

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 200 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $767K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
200
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,062,581 total
Direct Loans
$767K
211 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$348K
107 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$339K
96 loan awards
Parent PLUS$80K
8 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 281 borrowers who entered repayment, 28 (9.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
9.9%
+7.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
281
Defaulted
28
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
22.8%
2017
26.5%
2018
22.8%
2019
9.9%
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 SC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

140 total completions
01Liberal Arts
140100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
799
12-mo unduplicated
1,137
Undergraduate
1,137
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%396
Women
65%741

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.3%
Black
28.4%
Non-resident
10.0%
Hispanic
9.6%
Two or more
3.3%
Unknown
1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
115
83 M · 32 W
Women athletes
27.8%
Athletic aid
$50K
Total student aid
Budget
$901K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$34K
$16K
Recruiting expense
$0
$648
Head-coach salaries
$46K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
41 M · —
$127K
Soccer
27 M · —
$94K
Basketball
15 M · 8 W
$190K
Softball
— · 12 W
$75K
Volleyball
— · 12 W
$103K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 809 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.681 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    21

    SC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectUniversity of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
    		30%—799$9,229Community College
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
    		——1,103——
    West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
    		——835——
    Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
    		——1,312$4,385Community College
    James Sprunt Community College
    		——1,519$1,863Community College
    Patrick & Henry Community College
    		——1,908$4,102Community College
    Peer group median30%—1,208$4,244

    Institutions like SC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in SC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    SC Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analytics
    Reports to University of South Carolina
    Phone
    803-576-7935

    The OIRAA Data Warehouse page of the University of South Carolina discusses various resources including data dashboards, fact books, and a table generator. It provides links to common data sets, data request forms, and tools for institutional assessment and effectiveness.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    3 members
    • Alexis McCoy
      Accreditation Coordinator
    • Scott Smith
      Director of Information Resources
    • Donald Miles
      Executive Director, OIRAA

    Common Data Set

    SC's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

    Source publications

    Frequently asked questions about University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SC.

    What is the graduation rate at University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie?

    University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie?

    University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie reports a total enrollment of 799 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie?

    The average net price at University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie is $9,229 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie?

    University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie's yield rate is 23.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie located?

    University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie is located in Allendale, South Carolina 29810-0617.

    Who runs Institutional Research at University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie?

    University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analytics, which reports to University of South Carolina.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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