Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at South Carolina

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 65.26%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 61.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of South Carolina-Columbia than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 28.59%, and the 2024 yield is 25.00%. The number of South Carolina applicants increased by 10.65% (4,494 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.26%, and this year's acceptance rate is 61.00% at University of South Carolina-Columbia. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 65.44% and women students' rate is 65.10%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of South Carolina-Columbia than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of South Carolina-Columbia over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	60.60%	61.40%	60.02%
2014-15	65.20% 4.60%	66.72% 4.08%	64.10% 4.08%
2015-16	64.53% -0.67%	67.34% -1.54%	62.56% -1.54%
2016-17	68.14% 3.60%	71.08% 3.59%	66.15% 3.59%
2017-18	72.31% 4.17%	72.56% 5.98%	72.13% 5.98%
2018-19	63.06% -9.24%	64.69% -10.22%	61.91% -10.22%
2019-20	68.65% 5.58%	69.68% 6.01%	67.92% 6.01%
2020-21	68.35% -0.29%	70.11% -0.79%	67.12% -0.79%
2021-22	62.00% -6.35%	60.00% -5.12%	62.00% -5.12%
2022-23	64.05% 2.05%	59.28% 5.21%	67.21% 5.21%
2023-24	61.00% -3.05%	57.00% -2.21%	65.00% -2.21%
Average	65.26%	65.44%	65.10%

University of South Carolina-Columbia Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.59% where the current academic year yield is 25.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of South Carolina-Columbia from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.57%	33.34%	31.99%
2014-15	32.74% 0.17%	34.56% -0.62%	31.37% -0.62%
2015-16	31.30% -1.44%	32.83% -1.22%	30.15% -1.22%
2016-17	29.93% -1.37%	30.21% -2.24%	27.91% -2.24%
2017-18	31.25% 1.32%	33.69% 1.63%	29.54% 1.63%
2018-19	30.05% -1.20%	32.63% -1.41%	28.13% -1.41%
2019-20	29.29% -0.77%	31.20% -0.23%	27.90% -0.23%
2020-21	24.03% -5.26%	25.43% -4.89%	23.01% -4.89%
2021-22	24.00% -0.03%	24.99% -0.01%	23.00% -0.01%
2022-23	24.33% 0.33%	25.99% 0.36%	23.36% 0.36%
2023-24	25.00% 0.67%	26.00% 1.64%	25.00% 1.64%
Average	28.59%	30.08%	27.40%

University of South Carolina-Columbia Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 31,965, the average number of admitted is 20,756, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,784. The number of South Carolina applicants increased by 10.65% (4,494 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of South Carolina-Columbia from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	23,429	14,199	4,625
2014-15	23,342 -87	15,219 358	4,983 358
2015-16	25,740 2,398	16,611 216	5,199 216
2016-17	25,057 -683	17,073 -89	5,110 -89
2017-18	26,015 958	18,811 769	5,879 769
2018-19	30,889 4,874	19,480 -25	5,854 -25
2019-20	31,268 379	21,464 432	6,286 432
2020-21	34,957 3,689	23,894 -544	5,742 -544
2021-22	42,045 7,088	26,068 514	6,256 514
2022-23	42,188 143	27,022 318	6,574 318
2023-24	46,682 4,494	28,476 545	7,119 545
Average	31,965	20,756	5,784

University of South Carolina-Columbia Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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