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: ,,,

Academic Programs

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

  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

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