University of South Carolina

This article is about the University of South Carolina's campus in Columbia. For other campuses in South Carolina's state university system, see University of South Carolina System.

University of South Carolina
Former names
South Carolina College (1801–1865; 1882–1887; 1890–1905)
University of South Carolina (1866–1877)[1]
South Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanics (1880–1881)[2]
MottoEmollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Latin)
Motto in English
"Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel" (Ovid)
TypePublic research university
EstablishedDecember 19, 1801; 222 years ago (1801-12-19)
Parent institution
University of South Carolina System
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$989 million (2021)[3]
PresidentMichael Amiridis
ProvostDonna K. Arnett
Academic staff
1,604
Students35,364 (Columbia)
52,633 (System-wide)[4]
Location
Columbia
,
South Carolina
,
United States
CampusMidsize City, 359 acres (145 ha)
NewspaperThe Daily Gamecock
ColorsGarnet and black[5]
   
NicknameGamecocks
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – SEC
MascotCocky
Websitewww.sc.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The University of South Carolina (USC, South Carolina, or Carolina) is a public research university in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the University of South Carolina System and the largest university in the state by enrollment. Its main campus is on over 359 acres (145 ha) in downtown Columbia, close to the South Carolina State House. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities with Highest Research Activity".[6] It houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside Scotland and the world's largest Ernest Hemingway collection.

  1. ^ Lesesne, Henry (June 28, 2016). "University of South Carolina". South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies. Retrieved February 25, 2021. In 1866 state leaders revived the institution with ambitious plans for a diverse University of South Carolina.
  2. ^ Green, Edwin Luther. "The Third South Carolina College, 1891–1906." History of the University of South Carolina. The State Co., 1916, https://archive.org/details/historyofunivers00greerich/page/120/mode/2up.
  3. ^ "UofSC endowment sees record growth in fiscal year 2020-2021". University of South Carolina.
  4. ^ "About The University of South Carolina" (PDF). University of South Carolina. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "Colors – Communications and Public Affairs | University of South Carolina". Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Institutional Profile: University of South Carolina-Columbia". Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Retrieved November 1, 2013.