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South Carolina State University

South Carolina State University
300 College Street Northeast
Orangeburg, SC 29117-0001


Fax number: (803) 536-8990
Website: https://scsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,374
Full-time undergraduates: 2,114
Part-time undergraduates: 260
Total graduate students: 275
Full-time graduate students: 171
Part-time graduate students: 104
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
89.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 160 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 77%
Percent of students who live off campus: 17%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 600
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Government Association; Campus Activity Board; NAACP; United Voices of Christ; Student Media

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; football; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Columbia Metropolitan

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