University of South Carolina-Union

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

University of South Carolina-Union operates as a public institution located in Union, South Carolina (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 270 students of which 1,903 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-Union 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 62.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,065, with published in-state tuition of $7,558 and a Pell grant recipient share of 10.1%. 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 42.9% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $33,699 ten years after enrolling, compared with $34,202 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 34400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 39.2% 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.