NCAA D1 · SEC · Columbia, SC

University of South Carolina

The numbers below are federal College Scorecard data — what admission actually takes, not brochure copy. For a recruited athlete, the athletic door still opens onto the same academic hallway: NCAA eligibility first, admissions second.

60%

Acceptance rate

1180–1360

SAT middle 50%

29,820

Undergraduates

$22,811

Avg. net price / yr

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (matched record: University of South Carolina-Columbia; latest available data, cached up to 30 days). Admission and price figures are the federal record, not PlayEligible estimates.

What a recruit needs before this school can say yes

→ NCAA eligibility: 2.3 core GPA (full qualifier) from your best 16 core courses — no SAT/ACT requirement, and 10 of the 16 lock before senior year.
→ Admissions: coaches advocate, but the admissions office admits. The middle-50% SAT above is the real conversation at this school.

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