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