University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina is a public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the... Wikipedia

• Former names:  South Carolina College (1801–1865, 1882–1887, 1890–1905), University of South Carolina (1866–1877), South Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanics (1880–1881)
• Motto:  Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Latin)
• Motto (English):  "Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel" (Ovid)
• Type:  Public research university
• Established:  December 19, 1801
• Parent institution:  University of South Carolina System
• Academic affiliations:  ORAU, URA, Sea-grant
• Endowment:  $1.044 billion (2024)
• President:  Michael Amiridis
• Provost:  Donna K. Arnett
• Academic staff:  1,604
• Students:  >38,000 (2024) (Columbia), 52,633 (system-wide)
• Campus:  Midsize city
• Newspaper:  The Daily Gamecock
• Mascot:  Cocky
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FBS – SEC
• Website:  sc.edu
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo