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University of South Carolina-Lancaster

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

87.6%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in University of South Carolina-Lancaster during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 709 290 419
Admitted students 621 262 359
Enrolled students 367 164 203
Acceptance rate 88% 90% 86%
Yield rate 59% 63% 56%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, University of South Carolina-Lancaster received a total of 709 applications. These applications included 290 male applicants and 419 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 709 applicants, University of South Carolina-Lancaster admitted 621 students. Among the admitted students, there were 262 males and 359 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 367 students chose to enroll at University of South Carolina-Lancaster. This means that 367 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 164 were male and 203 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, University of South Carolina-Lancaster had an overall acceptance rate of 88% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 90% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 86%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. University of South Carolina-Lancaster had an overall yield rate of 59% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 63%, and for female admitted students, it was 56%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for University of South Carolina-Lancaster over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 734 305 414 528 232 287 72% 76% 69% 359 177 182 68% 76% 63%
2016 700 297 403 429 201 228 61% 68% 57% 287 137 150 67% 68% 66%
2017 769 304 465 498 202 296 65% 66% 64% 319 141 178 64% 70% 60%
2018 1,707 654 1,053 1,399 554 845 82% 85% 80% 325 138 187 23% 25% 22%
2019 2,017 798 1,219 1,656 667 989 82% 84% 81% 334 165 169 20% 25% 17%
2020 852 349 503 639 274 365 75% 78% 73% 337 146 191 53% 53% 52%
2021 709 290 419 621 262 359 88% 90% 86% 367 164 203 59% 63% 56%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of South Carolina-Lancaster uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, University of South Carolina-Lancaster operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of South Carolina-Lancaster.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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