University of South Carolina Beaufort

Bluffton, SC · public

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Admissions

Admit rate69.2%
Applicants—
Middle-50% SAT—–—
Middle-50% ACT—–—
Avg GPA—
Test policy—
Avg net price / yr$15,309
Grad rate39%
Median earnings (10 yr)$48,088
Sourcescorecard_bulk · 2025

Application requirements

  • •Personal profile: Name, address, demographics, citizenship.
  • •Family: Parent/guardian education and occupation (used for first-gen context).
  • •Education: Current school, GPA/rank if reported, courses & grades, planned senior courses.
  • •Testing: SAT/ACT scores (self-reported); many schools are test-optional or test-blind — check per school.
  • •Activities: Up to 10 activities with role, hours/week, weeks/year.
  • •Personal essay: One 250–650 word essay from the Common App prompts.
  • •Recommendations: Counselor recommendation + typically 1–2 teacher recommendations.
  • •School supplements: Per-school essays and questions (the 'Why us', short-answer, etc.).

Supplemental essays

  1. Describe how you plan to pursue your academic interests at USC. Please feel free to address your first- and second-choice major selections.· ~250 words
  2. Describe yourself in three words (25 characters).
  3. What is your favorite snack?
  4. Best movie of all time:
  5. Dream job:
  6. If your life had a theme song, what would it be?
  7. Dream trip:
  8. What TV show will you binge watch next?
  9. Which well-known person or fictional character would be your ideal roommate?
  10. Favorite book:
  11. If you could teach a class on any topic, what would it be?
  12. Many of us have at least one issue or passion that we care deeply about – a topic on which we would love to share our opinions and insights in hopes of sparking intense interest and continued conversation. If you had ten minutes and the attention of a million people, what would your talk be about?· ~250 words
  13. The student body at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a diverse group of unique engineers and computer scientists who work together to engineer a better world for all humanity. Describe how your contributions to the USC Viterbi student body may be distinct from others. Please feel free to touch on any part of your background, traits, skills, experiences, challenges, and/or personality in helping us better understand you.· ~250 words
  14. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and their 14 Grand Challenges go hand-in-hand with our vision to engineer a better world for all humanity. Engineers and computer scientists are challenged to solve these problems in order to improve life on the planet. Learn more about the NAE Grand Challenges at http://engineeringchallenges.org and tell us which challenge is most important to you, and why.· ~250 words

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).