Introduction
The University of South Carolina-Beaufort is located in the state
University of South Carolina-Beaufort
Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 73.2 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $25,142 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| ACT / SAT 75%ile scores | 22 / 1120 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 20 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 63% / 60% |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 2,116 |
Academics
Academic accreditation for USC-Beaufort is given by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is academically broken down into the following departments: Nursing, Education, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Science and Mathematics, Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, and English, Speech and Theatre.
USC-Beaufort is distinguished by being one of the only schools to offer a Human Services bachelor
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Admissions
USC-Beaufort breaks its admissions procedures down according to the type of person applying, with all applicants falling into one of the following categories: incoming freshman, transfer, international freshman, international transfer, non-degree seeking, readmit, concurrent, and transient.
The most dominant category, that of incoming freshman, is obliged to submit the application form (online or in print), pay the $40 fee, submit an official high school transcript, and finally submit SAT or ACT scores. After graduating, such applicants are required to send their final high school transcript including date of graduation (in addition to the transcript mentioned above).
As a minimum, USC-Beaufort requires incoming freshmen to have taken coursework during high school that includes the following: four units of English; three units of mathematics (changed to four units for 2011-2012 incoming freshmen; three lab science units; three social studies units; two foreign language units; four academic elective units; and one physical science unit.
Financial Aid
Students (whether newly-admitted or otherwise) may apply for financial aid at USC-Beaufort via the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, available online. As financial aid is given on a first-come, first-serve basis students are encouraged to submit their FAFSA forms as early as possible.
Students at USC-Beaufort receive various kinds of aid at the federal and state level, in the form of loans, grants, scholarships as well as student employment opportunities. A few types of financial aid received would include the Federal Pell Grant, the Academic Competitiveness Grant, the National SMART Grant, and the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship to merely mention a few.
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Students
The student body at USC-Beaufort (which over recent years has plateaued around the 1,500 level, both campuses inclusive) is in its majority made up of full-time students, with ample on-campus housing options available.
Various student organizations and clubs thrive on- and off-campus, and a token sampling would include the Student Organization, the Art Club, the African American Student Association, the Environmental Club, the Gamma Beta Phi honor society, and the student newspaper Shark Byte.
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Athletics
The sports teams at USC-Beaufort are collectively known as the Sand Sharks and the school
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