Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC · Public · Midsize city · MUSC
Public institution in Charleston, SC · 281 undergraduates · $88,420 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 4%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 16%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
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- Out-of-state tuition & fees
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- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
- $15,000310th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $88,42082nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $77,67773rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2811,808th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 11.7%2,038th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 177 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $125,015 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,082 | $57,033 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1824source
- School colors: Black and Goldsource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Medical College of South Carolina (1824–1832), Medical College of the State of South Carolina (1832–1952), Medical College of South Carolina" (1952–1969)source
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Battle of the Carolinas (since 1903)source
- Football rivalry: Georgia–South Carolina (since 1894)source
- Plays for the "Mayor's Cup" (since 1979)source
- Football rivalry: Palmetto Bowl (since 1896)source
- Fight song: ""[[The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way"source
- Athletic nickname: "Gamecocks"source
Key links
- Official websiteweb.musc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218335)
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