The University of South Carolina System, led by President Michael Amiridis, who is serving as the university's 30th president, provides state-wide services focused on advancing access, affordability, and excellence to meet the state’s educational, cultural, health, and research needs. The University of South Carolina has eight campuses in 20 locations that together serve more than 55,000 students. Committed to serving a diverse student body with varied backgrounds, career goals, and aspirations, USC offers more than 350 degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional levels, providing the most comprehensive array of educational programs in the state. Graduate and undergraduate degree programs are offered in the following areas: arts and sciences; business; education; engineering and computing; hospitality, retail, and sport management; information and communications; music; nursing; public health; and social work. Graduate programs are also available in law, medicine (Columbia and Greenville schools), and pharmacy. To learn more about the University of South Carolina please visit USC's website.

The University's Mission

The University of South Carolina, one of the nation’s oldest and most comprehensive public universities, is committed to the mission of educating students through teaching, research, creative activity, and community engagement that drives community and economic impact for the benefit of the state, nation, and world. Thanks to faithful donations and wise investing, the university’s endowment of $1.04 billion offers a stable resource to grow scholarships and academic programs.