University of South Carolina Admissions 2025: Application Deadline, Requirements & Costs

The University of South Carolina application fee for undergraduate courses is USD 100 (Around INR 8,000). This fee is around INR 8,000. Till July 15, 2023, the USC base application fee for graduate courses was USD 50. However, after July, this application fee will be waived off for Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 admission intakes.

Yes, the University of South Carolina provides scholarship to international students. International Student Excellent Scholarship is offered to reward high achieving international students. This scholarship is offered to two F1 international students each academic year. This is awarded to those students who have cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above and are enrolled at the University of South Carolina for at least two semesters. Other eligibility requirements for this scholarship can be checked from the official website of the University of South Carolina. The application requirements for this scholarship:

Scholarship application

• Official transcripts from the most recent semester of enrollment
• One professional or academic letter of recommendation
•  500-word maximum personal statement indicating the academic excellence, leadership ability, community engagement, and why an applicant is applying for this scholarship

Also Read: Scholarships to Study in USA for International Students 

International students willing to take admission to U of SC need to submit evidence of English language proficiency and they can submit the test scores of IELTS / TOEFL / PTE, etc. The test scores needed in these English language exams are given below:

(Note: The University of South Carolina may need higher scores in the above-given English language proficiency tests for some of the graduate programs).

The undergraduate applicants can submit the application either through USC application or Common Application. In the case of graduate program, the applicants have to fill out either a general USC graduate school application or the school designated application (as applicable). The documents that are needed to complete the University of South Carolina application are:

Undergraduate Courses

• Completed application (including high-school courses / grades for the senior year, essay, extra-curricular activities, etc.)
• English language proficiency scores
• Official secondary transcripts from all secondary schools attended
• SAT / ACT scores – if using (Test-Optional)

Graduate Courses

• Official transcripts
• Official test scores (as applicable)
• Letters of recommendation
• IELTS / TOEFL / PTE score

The University of South Carolina admission requirements are given below:

• Undergraduate Courses: The applicants are required to have high school grades / grades for the senior year only. SAT / ACT scores submission is test-optional.
• Graduate Courses: For graduate courses of the University of South Carolina, the applicants are required to have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (or international equivalent). The standardized test scores for graduate programs are GMAT / GRE, etc. (as applicable)

For MFA in Creative Writing, the overall acceptance rate of the University of South Carolina was approximately 18%, while in fiction, where the university receives the most applications, the acceptance rate was below 8%. The MFA Admissions Committee at the University of South Carolina considers the below-given factors:

• Writing Sample
• Statement of Purpose
• Courses Taken
• Grades
• Recommendation Letters

The University of South Carolina offers merit- based scholarship to the intenational students depending on the dpeartment of the study at the university.

Students who are looking for the financial aids and other scholarship services at the univesity can directly check the details under the University of South Carolina courses.

The University of South Carolina requires the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) for some of the major course. However, the GRE scores are not a compulsory requirement of the university and depends on the choice of students whether they are willing to submit the GRE scores or not. 

The minimum GRE score requiremnt are 153 on the verbal and 4.0 on the analytical sections and to submit the official scores for the GRE, the university code is 5818.