University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie

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

University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie operates as a public institution located in Allendale, South Carolina (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 271 students of which 1,076 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-Salkehatchie is categorized as “2” 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 76.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,229, with published in-state tuition of $7,558 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $11,000, 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 25.1% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $31,360 ten years after enrolling, compared with $28,655 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 98400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 39.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.