The average composite SAT score for admitted University of South Carolina Columbia freshman is 1280 out of 1600. UofSC students have the 213rd highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1280 is in the 86th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1180 to 1380. The 75th percentile score is 1380 while the 25th percentile score is 1180.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by UofSC but we estimate it to be around a 1080 total composite SAT score.
The average score for UofSC students on the math portion of the SAT is 635 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 580 and the 75th percentile score 690.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 600 to 690 and the average score for University of South Carolina Columbia students is 645.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of South Carolina Columbia based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 64.1%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.69.
An SAT score of 1380 or higher is very competitive at UofSC and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have a very good chance of acceptance, around 77% or higher.
Scores between 1280 to 1370 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 64% to 76%.
SAT scores between 1180 to 1270 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 48% to 63% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1080 to 1170 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 47% chance of admission to UofSC. SAT scores below 1080 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 93% |
1590 | 93% |
1580 | 92% |
1570 | 92% |
1560 | 91% |
1550 | 91% |
1540 | 90% |
1530 | 90% |
1520 | 89% |
1510 | 89% |
1500 | 88% |
1490 | 87% |
1480 | 87% |
1470 | 86% |
1460 | 85% |
1450 | 84% |
1440 | 83% |
1430 | 82% |
1420 | 81% |
1410 | 80% |
1400 | 79% |
1390 | 78% |
1380 | 77% |
1370 | 76% |
1360 | 75% |
1350 | 74% |
1340 | 72% |
1330 | 71% |
1320 | 70% |
1310 | 68% |
1300 | 67% |
1290 | 65% |
1280 | 64% |
1270 | 63% |
1260 | 61% |
1250 | 59% |
1240 | 58% |
1230 | 56% |
1220 | 55% |
1210 | 53% |
1200 | 52% |
1190 | 50% |
1180 | 48% |
1170 | 47% |
1160 | 45% |
1150 | 44% |
1140 | 42% |
1130 | 40% |
1120 | 39% |
1110 | 37% |
1100 | 36% |
1090 | 34% |
1080 | 33% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=218663 IPEDS survey data for University of South Carolina Columbia.