Comparison of University of South Carolina-Columbia and Similar Schools

The following table compares University of South Carolina-Columbia to 20 similar colleges with important academic statistics. Those schools are ranked similarly to University of South Carolina-Columbia in college rankings.
College NameTuition & FeesFinancial AidPopulationAcceptance RateSAT ScoreNumber of ProgramsStudents to Faculty Ratio
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC
Public, 4 years
$34,943$6,90735,65361.0%1,27030618 to 1
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Public, 4 years
$28,766$10,70619,77772.0%1,16028515 to 1
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
Public, 4 years
$26,451$7,86821,95395.0%1,03025117 to 1
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
Public, 4 years
$24,146$8,39615,21989.0%1,19011818 to 1
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
Public, 4 years
$20,880$9,14725,85487.0%1,11042819 to 1
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Public, 4 years
$17,324$9,22649,60041.0%1,23027122 to 1
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
Public, 4 years
$21,290$11,2668,39875.0%1,21010317 to 1
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Public, 4 years
$14,312$9,86814,55791.0%1,09028417 to 1
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
Public, 4 years
$31,337$5,74216,68187.0%1,16019318 to 1
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Public, 4 years
$39,498$12,21328,46638.0%1,32028416 to 1
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Public, 4 years
$27,816$8,38119,72279.0%1,14033618 to 1
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA
Public, 4 years
$16,297$6,7398,81691.0%1,05019221 to 1
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM
Public, 4 years
$25,271$13,39214,26876.0%99021716 to 1
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Public, 4 years
$20,170$8,11437,40234.0%-25525 to 1
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Public, 4 years
$16,959$7,57625,48190.0%1,06021522 to 1
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Public, 4 years
$27,683$9,46129,96989.0%1,24038618 to 1
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Public, 4 years
$16,260$8,39714,01881.0%1,04039014 to 1
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Public, 4 years
$11,618$8,59513,52699.0%-17115 to 1
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT
Public, 4 years
$31,622$4,8419,95596.0%-31917 to 1
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
Public, 4 years
$30,308$9,26513,99174.0%1,30017218 to 1
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
Public, 4 years
$28,240$7,54441,15588.0%1,25052318 to 1