unitid 218742 · Spartanburg, SC · public 4-year · suburb (midsize)
University of South Carolina-Upstate
- enrollment 2023
- 5,861
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
67%
24th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
4,038
44th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
46%
undergrads on Pell grants
83rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
45th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,124
65th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,557
after aid, aided students
56th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$48,587
after entry, Title IV students
46th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,310
75th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,618 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k15%
- 110k+14%
- Median family income
- $37,445
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,588
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 257 | $79,162 | $26,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 95 | $41,627 | $27,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 85 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 81 | $50,300 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 80 | $40,125 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 64 | $43,441 | $30,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 58 | $44,814 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 50 | $57,576 | $26,835 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 42 | $59,007 | $31,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 35 | $42,746 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 28 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 27 | $43,815 | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.