University of South Carolina-Lancaster

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of South Carolina-Lancaster

University of South Carolina-Lancaster operates as a public institution located in Lancaster, South Carolina (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 668 students of which 3,314 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of South Carolina-Lancaster is categorized as “3” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,801, with published in-state tuition of $7,558 and a Pell grant recipient share of 10.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,616, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 27.0% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $39,426 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,206 six years post-enrollment. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.