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Art & design at University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina graduates about 52 art & design majors a year. That puts it 247th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

66/100Strong#247 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year52under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1360whole school

Around University of South Carolina

Built in 1909, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by Charles C.
Davis College, University of South Carolina, Greene Street, Columbia, SC - 53397Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1919, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by William Aug
Currell College, Horseshoe, University of South Carolina, Sumter Street, ColumbiPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1939-1941, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by Henry
McKissick Memorial Library (McKissick Museum), Horseshoe, University of South CaPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1939-1941, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by Henry
McKissick Memorial Library (McKissick Museum), Horseshoe, University of South CaPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: McKissick Museum, Kennedy Greenhouse Studio, Koger Center for the Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 62 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 4 · Library 4 · Offices 4.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. St. Lawrence University 66
  2. Northern Arizona University 66
  3. Abilene Christian University 66
  4. Johns Hopkins University 66
  5. Bradley University 65
  6. CUNY Brooklyn College 65
  7. University of Missouri–Kansas City 65
  8. University at Albany–SUNY 65

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of South Carolina with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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