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South Carolina’s
Flagship University
With more than 46,000
students on eight campuses,
the University of South
Carolina is a leader in
improving the lives of
individuals in South Carolina
and around the world.
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A Capital
Campus
in Columbia
More than 31,000
students are enrolled
at the university’s
historic campus in
Columbia, South
Carolina’s capital city.
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Recognized
for Research
Excellence
Carolina is the only
university in the state
to receive the Carnegie
Foundation’s designation
as an institution of “very
high research activity.”
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Top-Flight
Academics at an
Affordable Cost
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
ranked the University of
South Carolina No. 35
among public universities
in the nation in its 2013 list
of “Best Values in Public
Colleges.”
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Recognized
For Community
Engagement
Carolina is one of only 35 public
universities to be named a top
research university by the
Carnegie Foundation and a
leader in providing programs
that benefit and engage
communities.
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Tops in
International
Business
The Darla Moore School
of Business’ undergraduate
program in international
business ranked is No. 1 in
the country by U.S. News
& World Report.
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No. 1 Honors College
The South Carolina Honors
College is ranked the No. 1
public university honors
college in the nation based
on honors college factors by
the guidebook, “A Review of
Fifty Public University
Honors Programs.”
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National Fulbright
Leader
In 2012 eleven students
were named Fulbright
Scholars, gaining USC
recognition in The Chronicle
of Higher Education as a
“Top Producer of U.S.
Fulbright Students.”
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Ranked Nationally
as a Best Value
The Princeton Review’s
“Best Value Colleges for
2012” list recognized USC
as one of the 75 “best
value” public universities.
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Award-Winning
Students
University of South Carolina
students have won nearly
594 prestigious national
scholarship and fellowship
awards in the past 18 years,
earning nearly $17 million
for advanced study.
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Commitment to
Undergraduate
Research
Through the Magellan
Scholar Program, the
university has awarded more
than $2 million
to 750 undergraduates
engaged in faculty-mentored
research since 2006.
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Comprehensive
Choices
Students can choose
from 324 degree
programs in 14 colleges
and schools at USC’s
Columbia campus.
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The Right Choice
University Specialty Clinics,
part of USC’s School of
Medicine, is the largest
integrated health care group
in the Midlands, with more
than 200 faculty physicians
providing comprehensive
care to more than 175,000
South Carolinians each year.
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The Sounds
of Success
The University of South
Carolina’s School of Music
is one of the top 25 public
university music schools
in the nation.
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A Leader in
Programming
for Freshmen
University 101 earned
Carolina a spot as one
of the best first-year
experiences in the nation
in the U.S. News & World
Report 2013 “America’s
Best Colleges Guide.”
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A Standout in
Arts Education
USC is the only school in
South Carolina that offers
an MFA in theater, the
highest degree possible in
the fields of design and
performance.
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Providing Health
Care Training for
the State
The University of South
Carolina School of
Medicine Greenville
opened its doors in fall
2012 as a four-year
medical education
program.
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Hatching New Jobs
The University’s Technology
Incubator has graduated 27
companies, creating more
than 720 jobs. Carolina is
among the nation’s leaders in
creating start-up companies
based on faculty-developed
intellectual property.
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Read All About It
Cocky’s Reading Express,
the university’s awardwinning literacy program,
has given thousands of
books to children across
the Palmetto State.
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