South Carolina State University

South Carolina State University, SCSU, is a public state university. It is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and was founded on March 4th, 1896. SCSU records an enrollment of over 4,500 students every year. The main campus at Orangeburg occupies more than 150 acres. It also operates sites in Elloree, South Carolina. SCSU is a network of the following schools and colleges:

• College of Business & Applied Professional Sciences
• College of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences
• College of Science, Mathematics & Engineering
• School of Graduate Studies

The student administration is active in SCSU. It has an active Greek life and is home to several fraternities, sororities and honor organizations. Some of them are Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Beta Delta, and Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Organization.

South Carolina State University Highlights

Where South Carolina State University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work, nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, and science.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

South Carolina State Students

South Carolina State is a historically black college.

The student enrollment at South Carolina State was 4,933 in 2007 (4,540 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: South Carolina State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

South Carolina State provides on-campus housing for 2,370 of its 4,540 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

South Carolina State Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. South Carolina State is in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for major sports.

South Carolina State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 120 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 98 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

South Carolina State Admissions (2007)

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