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University of South Carolina-Sumter

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

83.8%

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-Sumter during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 518 224 294
Admitted students 434 181 253
Enrolled students 265 122 143
Acceptance rate 84% 81% 86%
Yield rate 61% 67% 56%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, University of South Carolina-Sumter received a total of 518 applications. These applications included 224 male applicants and 294 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 518 applicants, University of South Carolina-Sumter admitted 434 students. Among the admitted students, there were 181 males and 253 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 265 students chose to enroll at University of South Carolina-Sumter. This means that 265 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 122 were male and 143 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, University of South Carolina-Sumter had an overall acceptance rate of 84% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 81% 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-Sumter had an overall yield rate of 61% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 67%, 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-Sumter 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 497 195 297 311 124 184 63% 64% 62% 194 92 102 62% 74% 55%
2016 508 216 292 338 149 189 66% 69% 65% 219 107 112 65% 72% 59%
2017 688 300 388 477 222 255 69% 74% 66% 268 136 132 56% 61% 52%
2018 860 383 477 538 248 290 63% 65% 61% 255 135 120 47% 54% 41%
2019 1,658 663 995 1,360 536 824 82% 81% 83% 258 132 126 19% 25% 15%
2020 846 297 549 611 199 412 72% 67% 75% 240 100 140 39% 50% 34%
2021 518 224 294 434 181 253 84% 81% 86% 265 122 143 61% 67% 56%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of South Carolina-Sumter 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-Sumter 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-Sumter.

  • 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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