University Description

South Carolina State University (SCSU or SC State) is a public, historically black, land-grant university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It is the only public, historically black land-grant institution in South Carolina, is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).. Read More

University History

The university's beginnings were as the 'South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Institute in 1872 in compliance with the 1862 Land Grant Act within the institution of Claflin College—now known as Claflin University. In 1896 the South Carolina General Assembly passed an act of separation and established a separate institution – the Colored Normal Industrial Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina, its official name until 1954.
Graduation Rate: 14% Acceptance Rate: 88% Student Faculty Ratio: 15:1 School Setting: Suburban Notable Alumni: Jim Clyburn,Andrew Hugine Jr.,Stephen Twitty,Rafael Bush,Clifford L. Stanley,Henry Doctor Jr.,Armstrong Williams,Ron Westray,Willie Aikens,Marion Motley,Abraham J. Turner,Ernest Everett Just,

Academic Programs

  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Mathematics
  • General Physics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Physics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • General Drama and Theatre Arts
  • General History
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Registered Nursing
  • Mass Communication
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Registered Nursing
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Registered Nursing
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Social Sciences
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Music Management
  • Art Teacher Education
  • General Fine and Studio Arts
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering and Technology
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering and Technology
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Accounting
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Work
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • General Psychology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Agribusiness
  • Industrial Engineering
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Social Sciences
  • Industrial Engineering
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Physics
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • Mass Communication
  • Music Management
  • Music Teacher Education
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Registered Nursing
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • General Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Technology Teacher Education and Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Mass Communication
  • Sociology
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • Business Teacher Education
  • General Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Technology Teacher Education and Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Technology Teacher Education and Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Transportation and Transportation Management
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Science
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • Transportation and Transportation Management
  • Transportation and Transportation Management
  • General Business and Commerce
  • Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General Business and Commerce
  • Environmental Studies
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Environmental Studies
  • General Business and Commerce
  • Environmental Studies
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Sports Offered

  • Basketball (M)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Football (M)
  • Track & Field (M)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Track & Field (W)
  • Soccer (W)
  • Softball (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
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