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South University-Columbia

Columbia, SC 29203Suburb: LargeUNITID 251312

Private for-profit 4-yearDoctoral/Professional UniversitiesSpecialty: Health Professions 79%Specialty: Business 12%
Undergraduates
450
Graduate students
54
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$27.7k
Graduation rate
23%
Retention rate
57%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$34.4k
Median debt
$26.1k
Student : faculty
21:1
Value score*
12th pct.
Programs offered
18
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private for-profit 4-year
Region
South · South Atlantic
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
No

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.