University of South Carolina Beaufort

University of South Carolina Beaufort is a public college in Bluffton, SC. Its average net price is $20,646 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$17,414
$30,001 to $48,000$17,659
$48,001 to $75,000$18,402
$75,001 to $110,000$22,438
$110,001 and up$26,618
$10,730Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,776Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$20,646Average Net Price
$12,473Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,552Books and Supplies
$5,564Other Expenses
45.2%Students on Pell Grants
46.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

72.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$44,532
8 years after entry$48,633
10 years after entry$51,424
38.7%Graduation Rate
61.3%Retention Rate
$21,930Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bluffton, SCLocation
Fringe townSetting
2,052Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Biology$33,695 Small program - rough guide n=58$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
Business Administration, Management and Operations$44,606 Small program - rough guide n=72$25,766 Small program - rough guide n=62
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$45,989 Small program - rough guide n=53$24,125 Small program - rough guide n=40
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Psychology$37,532 Small program - rough guide n=34$23,858 Small program - rough guide n=91
Public Health$39,563 Small program - rough guide n=35$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=52
Registered Nursing$74,461 Small program - rough guide n=79$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$38,031 Small program - rough guide n=30$35,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$45,825 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published

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