The average composite SAT score for admitted University of South Carolina Columbia freshman is 1240 out of 1600. UofSC students have the 180th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1240 is in the 81st percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1140 to 1340. The 75th percentile score is 1340 while the 25th percentile score is 1140.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by UofSC but we estimate it to be around a 1040 total composite SAT score.
The average score for UofSC students on the math portion of the SAT is 615 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 560 and the 75th percentile score 670.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 580 to 670 and the average score for University of South Carolina Columbia students is 625.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of South Carolina Columbia based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 68.4%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 4.26 weighted.
An SAT score of 1340 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 80% or higher.
Scores between 1240 to 1330 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 68% to 79%.
SAT scores between 1140 to 1230 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 53% to 67% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1040 to 1130 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 51% chance of admission to UofSC. SAT scores below 1040 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2020 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 96% |
1590 | 95% |
1580 | 95% |
1570 | 95% |
1560 | 94% |
1550 | 94% |
1540 | 94% |
1530 | 93% |
1520 | 93% |
1510 | 92% |
1500 | 92% |
1490 | 91% |
1480 | 91% |
1470 | 90% |
1460 | 90% |
1450 | 89% |
1440 | 88% |
1430 | 88% |
1420 | 87% |
1410 | 86% |
1400 | 86% |
1390 | 85% |
1380 | 84% |
1370 | 83% |
1360 | 82% |
1350 | 81% |
1340 | 80% |
1330 | 79% |
1320 | 78% |
1310 | 77% |
1300 | 76% |
1290 | 75% |
1280 | 73% |
1270 | 72% |
1260 | 71% |
1250 | 69% |
1240 | 68% |
1230 | 67% |
1220 | 65% |
1210 | 64% |
1200 | 62% |
1190 | 61% |
1180 | 59% |
1170 | 58% |
1160 | 56% |
1150 | 54% |
1140 | 53% |
1130 | 51% |
1120 | 50% |
1110 | 48% |
1100 | 46% |
1090 | 45% |
1080 | 43% |
1070 | 42% |
1060 | 40% |
1050 | 39% |
1040 | 37% |
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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.