Carolina Welcome by the numbers
Posted on: August 15, 2018; Updated on: August 15, 2018
By Koby Padgett, kpadgett@sc.edu, 803-576-6701
The bustle returns to the University of South Carolina as an estimated 34,500 students will come to the Columbia campus for the fall semester, including about 5,800-5,900 freshmen, consistent with last fall's incoming class. Here are the details on the 2018-19 student body and some figures from last year. Numbers relating to the incoming freshman class are preliminary.
Student body
56 — expected number of high-school valedictorians in the freshman class
568 — estimated number of freshmen who will enter the South Carolina Honors College this fall
1,300 — estimated number of freshmen who will enter the Capstone Scholars program
54 — estimated percentage of women in this year’s freshman class
36 — estimated number of sets of twins entering Carolina this fall as freshmen
40 — estimated number of countries represented by the freshman class
160 — estimated number of student-athletes in the freshman class
8,655 — number of students who will live in University Housing (including Park Place, the Greek Village and 650 Lincoln)
5,013 — number of undergraduates participating in 21 Learning Communities within residence halls
Student services
$415 million — approximate amount of financial aid dollars received annually by the universtiy’s students
91 — percent of undergraduates receiving financial aid
825 — number of Carolina Dining associates serving the university community at the 33 locations across campus
11 — new options to eat in the renovated Russell House dining area, including a full-service Chick-fil-a, Panera Bread, Pei Wei and Olilo by Cat Cora
100,800 — chicken fingers sold in the 2017-18 academic year on Chicken Finger Wednesdays
125,329 — packages delivered to resident students during the 2017-18 academic year, with 13,198 delivered through the August 2017 move-in period
1,795 — total number of international students enrolled at the university
550 — expected number of new international students
91 — countries represented by international students
18,231 — number of patients/clients who had health or wellness visits with Student Health Services in 2017-18
91,125 — total number of patient/client visits to Student Health Services in 2017-18
4,971 — number of flu shots administered by Student Health Services
55,350 — approximate number of devices such as cellphones, laptops, gaming stations and others that connect to the network on campus
290 — total number of Peer Leaders providing peer-to-peer support in 2017-18
7,853 — total number of visits to Peer Tutoring in 2017-18
Student life
49 — number of participants in Leadership and Service Center-sponsored Alternative Break trips in 2017-18; 1,127 hours served across fall and spring breaks
18 — number of registered religious workers who serve the spiritual needs of students and the university community
81,828 — student attendance at seven home football games during the 2017 season
121,862 — number of athletic student tickets distributed during the 2017-18 season (this includes football, basketball and baseball)
94,174 — number of volunteer service hours by fraternity and sorority members in the community during the 2017-18 academic year
8,656 — number of parents, family members and students who participated in Parents Weekend 2017. Nearly 9,000 participants are expected for Family Weekend 2018, to be held Oct. 5-7. There are 38,446 parents registered for the University’s Parent Association.
200 — number of first-year students registered to participate in the Minority Assistance Peer Program (MAPP). This program pairs first year multicultural students with a mentor to assist in their transition to the university.
519 — number of registered student organizations
3,276 — number of intramural games played during the 2017-18 season, with 11,129 participants
1,119 — number of participants in the 2017-18 Service Saturdays
500 — number of stockings filled with toys and donated to kids throughout the Midlands as part of the Carolina Cares Holiday Donation Drive; 1,800 holiday cards were also signed and sent overseas to family members of the military as part of Carolina Cares; and 20 families in need were provided holiday meals.
4,446 — number of items donated during summer New Student Orientation 2018 to the Gamecock Pantry (as of 7/26/2018)
2,203,848 — total traffic in the Russell House University Union in 2017-18
650,000 — total traffic in the Strom Thurmond Wellness Center in 2017-18
1,350,829 — total traffic in the Thomas Cooper Library in 2017-18
Move-In miscellany
520 — approximate number of faculty, staff and current students serving as a part of the volunteer Move-in Crew
28.6 — tons of cardboard recycled during move-in 2017
Learn more
Visit the UofSC Welcome website to learn more about Move-In 2018.