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University of South Carolina Beaufort

University of South Carolina Beaufort is based in the town of Bluffton, SC — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,858

family income
under $30k

$12,806

$30–48k

$15,774

$48–75k

$18,369

$75–110k

$19,971

over $110k

Average net price

$14,6562023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of South Carolina Beaufort has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $16,738 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $14,656.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,043
2009	$14,943
2010	$13,348
2011	$13,832
2012	$13,874
2013	$15,395
2014	$14,466
2015	$14,636
2016	$16,507
2017	$16,738
2018	$16,719
2019	$16,574
2020	$15,587
2021	$15,848
2022	$15,309
2023	$14,656

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$24,3532024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of South Carolina Beaufort rose from $19,027 (2009) to $24,353 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$19,027
2010	$19,976
2011	$18,638
2012	$19,198
2013	$19,354
2014	$20,389
2015	$20,538
2016	$21,321
2017	$23,052
2018	$23,493
2019	$24,033
2020	$24,235
2021	$23,189
2022	$23,345
2023	$23,796
2024	$24,353

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,200	$5,452
2001	$2,310	$5,730
2002	$3,080	$7,328
2003	$4,208	$10,112
2004	$4,670	$11,060
2005	$4,954	$11,870
2006	$5,794	$12,826
2007	$6,260	$13,942
2008	$7,000	$14,576
2013	$8,972	$18,824
2014	$9,404	$19,424
2015	$9,848	$19,982
2016	$10,166	$20,630
2017	$10,647	$21,423
2018	$10,730	$21,776
2019	$10,730	$21,776
2020	$10,730	$21,776
2021	$10,730	$21,776
2022	$10,730	$21,776
2023	$10,730	$21,776

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of South Carolina Beaufort reports published tuition by residency: $10,730 in-state versus $21,776 out-of-state — a $11,046 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of South Carolina Beaufort reports 2,052 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

34% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of South Carolina Beaufort within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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34%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of South Carolina Beaufort rose from 16.8% (entered 1998) to 34% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1998 cohort	16.8%
1999 cohort	12.2%
2000 cohort	19%
2001 cohort	16.5%
2002 cohort	21.4%
2003 cohort	18.3%
2004 cohort	19.7%
2005 cohort	21%
2006 cohort	22.6%
2007 cohort	26.9%
2008 cohort	25.9%
2009 cohort	23.2%
2010 cohort	24.4%
2011 cohort	27.3%
2012 cohort	32.4%
2013 cohort	31.3%
2014 cohort	34.5%
2015 cohort	29.7%
2016 cohort	38.5%
2017 cohort	38.6%
2018 cohort	34%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1998–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,078	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,416	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,036	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,313	$4,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,857	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,063	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,272	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,245	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,615	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,334	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,475	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,995	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$8,550
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,710
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,000	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$39,214

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$43,141

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$48,088

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of South Carolina Beaufort admitted 2,099 of 2,895 applicants in Fall 2024. The 72.5% rate describes that application pool.

72.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,730 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,052 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

University of South Carolina Beaufort did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for University of South Carolina Beaufort under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of South Carolina Beaufort received 2,895 applications and admitted 2,099 (72.5%), with 547 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

72.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read University of South Carolina Beaufort's change from 92.8% to 72.5% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	92.8%
Fall 2002	92.8%
Fall 2003	92.5%
Fall 2004	91.8%
Fall 2005	90.6%
Fall 2006	87.5%
Fall 2007	73.3%
Fall 2008	73.7%
Fall 2009	61.4%
Fall 2010	72.2%
Fall 2011	73.9%
Fall 2012	74.6%
Fall 2013	73%
Fall 2014	57.2%
Fall 2015	62.7%
Fall 2016	65.1%
Fall 2017	64.5%
Fall 2018	63.3%
Fall 2019	62.8%
Fall 2020	66.9%
Fall 2021	83.7%
Fall 2022	80%
Fall 2023	69.2%
Fall 2024	72.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

940–1110Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	800	1080
Fall 2002	800	1080
Fall 2003	760	1005
Fall 2004	850	1080
Fall 2005	860	1080
Fall 2006	835	1060
Fall 2007	830	1050
Fall 2008	840	1060
Fall 2009	880	1080
Fall 2010	840	1030
Fall 2011	840	1020
Fall 2012	840	1030
Fall 2013	830	1010
Fall 2014	840	1030
Fall 2015	830	1020
Fall 2016	840	1030
Fall 2017	930	1090
Fall 2018	915	1120
Fall 2019	930	1100
Fall 2020	940	1110

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–22Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	22
Fall 2002	17	22
Fall 2003	14	21
Fall 2004	17	21
Fall 2005	15	21
Fall 2006	16	21
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	17	21
Fall 2009	18	22
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2011	17	22
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	17	22
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	18	24
Fall 2017	17	22
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2019	17	22
Fall 2020	17	22

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,052Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of South Carolina Beaufort rose from 741 (Fall 2002) to 2,052 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	741
Fall 2003	770
Fall 2004	889
Fall 2005	982
Fall 2006	1,053
Fall 2007	1,192
Fall 2008	1,313
Fall 2009	1,574
Fall 2010	1,663
Fall 2011	1,773
Fall 2012	1,739
Fall 2013	1,716
Fall 2014	1,790
Fall 2015	1,917
Fall 2016	1,987
Fall 2017	2,011
Fall 2018	2,040
Fall 2019	2,008
Fall 2020	1,898
Fall 2021	1,847
Fall 2022	1,885
Fall 2023	1,958
Fall 2024	2,052

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

61%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of South Carolina Beaufort has wandered from Fall 2004 to Fall 2023 — up to 63% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 61%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	53%
Fall 2003 cohort	—
Fall 2004 cohort	56%
Fall 2005 cohort	48%
Fall 2006 cohort	55%
Fall 2007 cohort	57%
Fall 2008 cohort	60%
Fall 2009 cohort	52%
Fall 2010 cohort	54%
Fall 2011 cohort	50%
Fall 2012 cohort	56%
Fall 2013 cohort	51%
Fall 2014 cohort	58%
Fall 2015 cohort	54%
Fall 2016 cohort	62%
Fall 2017 cohort	63%
Fall 2018 cohort	57%
Fall 2019 cohort	63%
Fall 2020 cohort	58%
Fall 2021 cohort	61%
Fall 2022 cohort	61%
Fall 2023 cohort	61%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of South Carolina Beaufort

Faculty pay at University of South Carolina Beaufort averages $100,704 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of South Carolina Beaufort as a primarily residential campus of 2,052 undergraduates — and 61.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of South Carolina Beaufort reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 72.5%. Review University of South Carolina Beaufort's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of South Carolina Beaufort compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of South Carolina Beaufort72.5%

South Carolina median72.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of South Carolina Beaufort$10,730

South Carolina median$17,440

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of South Carolina Beaufort's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of South Carolina Beaufort$48,088

South Carolina median$44,354

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of South Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of South Carolina Beaufort	South Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	72.5%	72.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,730	$17,440	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$48,088	$44,354	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of South Carolina Beaufort, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of South Carolina Beaufort federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,311
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$56,852
Psychology, General	$50,776
Communication and Media Studies	$49,545
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,705
Hospitality Administration/Management	$45,953
Biology, General	$45,680
Social Sciences, General	$44,888

These 8 fields listed for University of South Carolina Beaufort measure earnings after completion. The $48,088 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 10 additional University of South Carolina Beaufort fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of South Carolina Beaufort report?

University of South Carolina Beaufort did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 72.5% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is University of South Carolina Beaufort's acceptance rate?

72.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,099 admitted from 2,895 applicants.

How much does University of South Carolina Beaufort cost?

In-state tuition is $10,730; out-of-state students pay $21,776. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of South Carolina Beaufort report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $48,088. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Carolina

University of South Carolina Aiken — 78.5% admitted
University of South Carolina-Columbia — 60.2% admitted
University of South Carolina-Lancaster — 83.4% admitted
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie — 76% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.