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University of South Carolina - Upstate

Spartanburg, South Carolina·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·uscupstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
+2.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
4,916
peer median 5,026
Avg net price
$13,557
+$1.5k vs Baccalaureate
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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
4,682
4,682 candidates competed
Admitted
3,149
67.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
757
24.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%+2.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
39%237 of 606
Non-Pell (all)
49%196 of 400
Subsidized loan, no Pell
45%66 of 146
No Federal Aid
51%130 of 254

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-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 53 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
53
Passing
15
28.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

53programs
  • Passing15 · 28.3%
  • No Data38 · 71.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
12
No data
38

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.

15
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.0%
$35,612 vs $32,989
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+10.2%
$36,368 vs $32,989
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+11.5%
$36,785 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+27.7%
$42,119 vs $32,989
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+32.6%
$43,745 vs $32,989
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+37.3%
$45,298 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+38.4%
$45,659 vs $32,989
Physiology Pathology and Related Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+38.7%
$45,761 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

15
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
86%
$31,375 debt · $36,368 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
61%
$21,790 debt · $35,612 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
60%
$22,000 debt · $36,785 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
57%
$26,000 debt · $45,298 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
57%
$26,100 debt · $46,121 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$23,000 debt · $42,119 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
52%
$25,000 debt · $48,209 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
51%
$23,399 debt · $45,659 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1976Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 17

  1. Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,618
$30–48k$11,537
$48–75k$13,394
$75–110k$17,356
$110k+$19,325

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

Avg net price
$13,557
+$1,492vs Baccalaureate median $12,066
Federal loans
49.3%
In-state tuition
$11,588
Out-of-state
$23,090

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, 2,591 students received $15.0M in Pell grants, alongside $20.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,591
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.0M
$14,991,575 total
Direct Loans
$20.1M
4,368 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.0M
2,004 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.1M
2,042 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$933K
63 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.0M
259 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 1,813 borrowers who entered repayment, 57 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,813
Defaulted
57
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.0%
2017
9.1%
2018
7.6%
2019
3.1%
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 Uscupstate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,057 total completions
01Health Professions
27826.3%
02Education
19318.3%
03Business
14914.1%
04Biological Sciences
959.0%
05Computer Sciences
898.4%
06Psychology
686.4%
07Liberal Arts
646.1%
08Security/Protective
585.5%
09Visual/Performing Arts
333.1%
10Communication
302.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,916
12-mo unduplicated
5,853
Undergraduate
5,243
Graduate
610

Gender split

Men
33%1,924
Women
67%3,929

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.9%
Black
33.7%
Hispanic
8.7%
Two or more
5.5%
Asian
2.9%
Non-resident
1.5%
Unknown
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
292
165 M · 127 W
Women athletes
43.5%
Athletic aid
$3.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$10.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.9M
$1.9M
Recruiting expense
$50K
$66K
Head-coach salaries
$93K
$74K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
114 M · 81 W
$1.0M
Soccer
43 M · 28 W
$1.4M
Baseball
47 M · —
$1.2M
Basketball
15 M · 16 W
$2.7M
Softball
— · 24 W
$829K
Golf
10 M · 7 W
$586K

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
0.61
3 offenses · 4,946 students

3-year trend

1.472 yrs ago0.611 yr ago0.61Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
16
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Robbery
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
3
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons03
Drugs011
Liquor110

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was 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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
206

Uscupstate vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Uscupstate 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-Upstate
43%—4,916$13,557Baccalaureate
Lander University
50%81.3%4,378$15,363Baccalaureate
University of South Carolina Beaufort
34%72.5%2,208$14,656Baccalaureate
Dalton State College
24%—5,135$5,012Baccalaureate
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
38%80.5%5,496$10,574Baccalaureate
University of Florida-Online
75%61.3%5,655$4,815Baccalaureate
Peer group median41%76.5%5,026$12,066

Institutions like Uscupstate

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

IPEDS

Uscupstate Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Amanda Karls
    Director, Institutional Effectiveness & Compliance

Frequently asked questions about University of South Carolina-Upstate

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Uscupstate.

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

University of South Carolina-Upstate reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of South Carolina-Upstate?

University of South Carolina-Upstate reports a total enrollment of 4,916 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at University of South Carolina-Upstate is $13,557 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-Upstate?

University of South Carolina-Upstate's yield rate is 24.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of South Carolina-Upstate located?

University of South Carolina-Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303-4999.

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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