University of South Carolina-Upstate

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

University of South Carolina-Upstate operates as a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 4,038 students of which 5,165 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-Upstate is categorized as “22” 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 67.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,099 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,557, with published in-state tuition of $11,588 and a Pell grant recipient share of 46.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,310, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.8%. Graduates earn a median of $48,587 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,339 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 297300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.5% 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.