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University of South Carolina- Upstate

800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303

http://www.uscupstate.edu/

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University Advancement will position USC Upstate as a leading metropolitan university by securing private support, corporate and community investment, and public advocacy to attain the essential margin of quality necessary to close the gap between reality and its mission.

The history of the University of South Carolina Upstate is a chronicle of remarkable development. When Spartanburg General Hospital announced it was phasing out its diploma program for registered nurses in 1967, a citizens' committee requested that Spartanburg be included in the University of South Carolina system to avert a serious healthcare problem.

The Spartanburg Regional Campus, as it was first known, opened its doors in the fall of 1967 to 177 students on the first floor of the Spartanburg General Hospital nursing residence. Enrollment continued to increase, which resulted in the school becoming a four-year university in 1975. In 1994, the University began offering graduate degrees. Today's thriving campus boasts 328 acres and an enrollment of 5,000 students.

The University South Carolina Upstate is committed to academic excellence in all its programs. This commitment is guaranteed whether your major is in the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, the Mary Black School of Nursing, or the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics. We pledge to work closely with you throughout your intellectual journey.

Opportunities abound for students to get involved in campus activities at USC Upstate!

Living on campus or participating in a student organization or event helps instill a sense of community, develop leadership skills, increase appreciation of diversity, and develop character. These core qualities will help you succeed in your professional and personal lives.

You can participate in Greek organizations, academic clubs, leadership programs, intramural sports, community service projects, multicultural events and more! The opportunities for campus participation are endless, and you can contact us anytime with questions.

Get involved to make your USC Upstate experience even more memorable!

Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, USC Upstate is located conveniently along the thriving economic I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte and just a few hours drive from the beaches and mountains.

With nearly 5,000 students at USC Upstate, the campus is a constant whirlwind of activity. There is always something to do. Should you decide to venture off campus, the Spartanburg community is filled with Southern hospitality and historical and cultural heritage. There are also 10,000 college students in town as six colleges are located in this area.

We encourage you to get to know the USC Upstate campus, the Spartanburg community and the Upstate area!

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University of South Carolina- Upstate

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The University of South Carolina Upstate is a public university located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Formerly known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the school changed its name in the summer of 2004. The University of South Carolina Upstate is the fastest growing university in South Carolina offering both undergraduate and graduate programs for students in the Upstate and surrounding areas. One of four accredited four-year schools in the University of South Carolina System, it is home to approximately 4,851 students and 220 full time faculty. It is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Colleges and schools

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Mary Black School of Nursing
  • School of Business Administration and Economics
  • School of Education

History

After the Spartanburg General Hospital decided to discontinue its degree program for nurses, local politicians, led by Dr. G.B. Hodge, decided to create a separate University for the region. In 1967 the Spartanburg Regional Campus was opened as a two-year college with an initial enrollment of 177 students. Because of increased popularity, the school became a four-year institution in 1975 and was renamed the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg. During the following years, both the campus and the scope of the University expanded. In the summer of 2004 the USC Board of Trustees voted to change the name to University of South Carolina Upstate to better reflect its mission to educate the people of South Carolina's upstate region. Aside from its presence in Spartanburg, University of South Carolina Upstate has become the largest educational provider in the University Center of Greenville, a consortium of seven institutions of higher learning in Greenville, South Carolina. In recent years the U.S. News and World Report has ranked the University of South Carolina Upstate as one of the top four public comprehensive colleges in the South.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Rifles

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
4,397
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
96%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 13,502
Students Receiving Aid:
91%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 40
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at University of South Carolina- Upstate

Associate's Level Programs

  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
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Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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    • English Language and Literature See more schools with programs in English Language and Literature
      • English Language and Literature
        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • French Language and Literature
        A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
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      • Spanish Language and Literature
        A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
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    • General Studies See more schools with programs in General Studies
      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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    • History See more schools with programs in History
      • History
        A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
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    • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
      • Fine/Studio Arts
        A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.
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  • Business

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      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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    • Management See more schools with programs in Management
      • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
        A program that prepares individuals to manage the business affairs of non-profit corporations, including foundations, educational institutions, associations, and other such organizations, and public agencies and governmental operations. Includes instruction in business management, principles of public administration, principles of accounting and financial management, human resources management, taxation of non-profit organizations, and business law as applied to non-profit organizations.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Commercial & Advertising Art
      A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.
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    • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
      A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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  • Education

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      • Special Education and Teaching
        A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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      • Early Childhood Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.
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      • Elementary Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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      • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the middle, intermediate or junior high grades, which may include grades four through nine by regulation.
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      • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels.
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      • Secondary Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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  • Life Science

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    • Biology See more schools with programs in Biology
      • Biology/Biological Sciences
        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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  • Mathematics and Statistics

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    • Computational Mathematics
      A program that focuses on the application of mathematics to the theory, architecture, and design of computers, computational techniques, and algorithms. Includes instruction in computer theory, cybernetics, numerical analysis, algorithm development, binary structures, combinatorics, advanced statistics, and related topics.
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    • General Mathematics
      A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
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  • Natural Sciences

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    • Chemistry See more schools with programs in Chemistry
      • General Chemistry
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
      A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services.
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  • Social Sciences

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    • International Relations and Affairs See more schools with programs in International Relations and Affairs
      • General Political Science and Government
        A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies 0f specific political institutions and processes.
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    • Psychology See more schools with programs in Psychology
      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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    • Sociology See more schools with programs in Sociology
      • Sociology
        A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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  • Technology

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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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Master's Level Programs

  • Education

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    • Special Needs Education See more schools with programs in Special Needs Education
      • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments, Including Blindness
        A program that focuses on the design of educational services for children or adults with visual disabilities which adversely affect their educational performance and that may prepare individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in identifying students with visual impairments, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising blind or visually handicapped students, counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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    • Teacher Training See more schools with programs in Teacher Training
      • Early Childhood Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.
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      • Elementary Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Men vs. Women
Women 62%
Men 38%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 66%
African-American 25%
Other 6%
Asian 2%
Hispanic 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 91%
Out-of-State 9%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
South Carolina 91%
North Carolina 1%
New York 0%
New Jersey 0%
Georgia 0%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 20%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Peach Belt Conference)
Baseball (Peach Belt Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 6,664 $ 13,502  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 6,436 $ 13,274  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 326 $ 326  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 2,938 41%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 3,929 77%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 2,472 9%  
Student Loans:
 $ 3,280 52%  
Any Aid:
   91%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 64% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 74%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 460, Math: 460
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 550, Math: 560
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 45%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 19, Verbal: 17, Math: 17
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 22

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 40.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice

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KC

Question: Any rankings of University of South Carolina Upstate or Coastal Carolina University Business Schools?

I'm torn between these two schools. I've been accepted to both. I only have about year and a half left at either school to graduate with a business degree. I just want to know which one is ranked better, although I doubt either of them are actually large enough to be included in any serious rankings. Are there any companies that do rankings on smaller business colleges?
14 months ago
CoachT
CoachT

Best Answer

US News ranks both. They aren't in the same ranking group but reality is that they are both very similar. Until not that long ago, Coastal Carolina was also a campus of USC. USC-Upstate #35 (tier 1) Bachelor's colleges - south Coastal Carolina tier 4 Liberal Arts colleges Both are AACSB accredited. Both are SACS accredited. CCU also has an MBA, USC-U (UpU) is undergrad only. Based on web hit (not a reliable measure of a school but interesting), CCU is 17 and UpU is 19. Both are NCAA Division I CCU is nearly double the size of USC-Upstate; One thing that caught my eye is that USC-Upstate claims an enrollment of nearly 5000 but has an alumni base of 15,500 -- something is wrong with one of those numbers or people don't graduate at USC-U. When looking at the "notable alumni" of CCU on the Wikipedia page it's interesting that they are all athletes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_Carolina_University That doesn't bode well for business or academics. I'd hazard that in a side-by-side ranking of the two that Coastal Carolina would come out slightly ahead of USC-Upstate. Neither is USC, Clemson, or College of Charleston though. Outside of their own local market area, you'd likely hear from people "you went where? Where's that?" -- that's not a bad thing in itself but if you're truly interested in ranked universities, neither of these is it. I know both communities very well. Myrtle Beach is a much more fun place to live. ?
Joseph
Joseph

Question: Just wondering???!?

Is it possible to go from a small (4,500 students) college like University of South Carolina Upstate , to a top law school like Harvard Law? If your LSAT score was 178 and had a 4.0 GPA?
29 months ago
Linds
Linds

Best Answer

It is possible, but you need more than just stats; you need to have taken the right pre-law-type courseload, and you need to have done some excellent leadership/extracurricular things during college. And I mean REALLY excellent.

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