University of South Carolina Columbia

The University of South Carolina in Columbia is the main campus for the USC system. It is home to over 25,000 students, organized into the following colleges and schools:

• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science and Mathematics
• Preston Residential College
• South Carolina Honors College
• The Graduate School
• College of Education
• School of Music
• College of Mass Communications and Information Studies
• Moore School of Business
• College of Engineering and Information Technology
• College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management
• School of the Environment
• College of Social Work
• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• Arnold School of Public Health

History

The university was founded as South Carolina College on December 19, 1801. It closed during the War Between the States due to a lack of students, re-opening in 1866. During Reconstruction, the university was the only one in the South to admit and grant degrees to blacks. Once Reconstruction ended, the university was closed for three years and then reopened in 1880 as a whites-only agricultural college.

In 1906, the institution was rechartered as the University of South Carolina. In the 1950s, other campuses across the state began to be established. On September 11, 1963, as a result of a court order, the university admitted three African-Americans, the first since Reconstruction.

Other Campuses

• University of South Carolina Aiken
• University of South Carolina Beaufort
• University of South Carolina Lancaster
• University of South Carolina Salkehatchie
• University of South Carolina Spartanburg
• University of South Carolina Sumter
• University of South Carolina Union