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#28 Best Value Schools
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#11 Regional Colleges South
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#4 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#2 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#1 Top Public Schools
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#428 Business Programs
University of South Carolina--Upstate is ranked #11 in Regional Colleges South. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
70
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
14
Graduation and retention rank
19
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
43%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
69%
Social Mobility Rank
2
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
47%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
46%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
40%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
6
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
9
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
80.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
54%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
56.2%
Classes with 50 or more students
1%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
28
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
17-22
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
35%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
54
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
50
Average alumni giving rate
1.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
