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[krazeeboi]

LOL, let's give it some time and see if it really works!

[Greenville]

I came across some interesting stats about selectivity from the EdRef College Search Directory (www.edref.com).  The stats are from 2002, and while the stats have probably changed somewhat since then (e.g., Clemson's average SAT of accepted students has gone up 20-30 points since 2002), the numbers still offer an interesting point of comparison.

Here are the percentage of applicants who were admitted at some of South Carolina's institutions:

Clemson - 51.8% of applicants were admitted
Furman - 58.4% of applicants were admitted
College of Charleston - 59.6% of applicants were admitted
Wofford - 67% of applicants were admitted
Erskine - 68.5% of applicants were admitted
South Carolina-Columbia - 69.7% of applicants were admitted
Anderson - 73.4% of applicants were admitted
Coastal Carolina - 74.2% of applicants were admitted
Winthrop - 74.5% of applicants were admitted
Francis Marion - 75.5% of applicants were admitted
Presbyterian College - 78.7% of applicants were admitted
Citadel - 82.8% of applicants were admitted
Lander - 86.6% of applicants were admitted
North Greenville - 87.2% of applicants were admitted

[krazeeboi]

I'm assuming that is for undergraduate admissions only.

It would be interesting to see the percentage of South Carolinians who were accepted/denied.

[Spartan]

krazeeboi, on Feb 17 2006, 03:51 AM, said:

I'm assuming that is for undergraduate admissions only.

It would be interesting to see the percentage of South Carolinians who were accepted/denied.

Indeed.

[Greenville]

I am confident that it is for undergraduate admissions, and would also like to see numbers specifically for SC residents.  I will let you guys know if I come across any stats.

[krazeeboi]

New rankings have been released by US News & World Report. Kudos to Clemson for getting closer to reaching their goal of being a Top 20 public institution in the nation.

Here's how our schools ranked in various subcategories.

Top public comprehensive colleges in the South: The University of South Carolina Aiken was first; USC Upstate in Spartanburg was third

Highest graduation rate: Claflin University in Orangeburg was second in the South at 68 percent.

Nation’s best liberal arts colleges: Furman University in Greenville ranked 41st; Wofford College in Spartanburg ranked 57th.

Best comprehensive colleges in the South: Claflin ranked 11th; Coker College in Hartsville was 13th; Columbia College, 17th; USCAiken, 32nd; Newberry College, 38th; USCUpstate, 38th; Anderson University, 44th; North Greenville University in Tigerville, 49th.

“Great schools, great prices”: Furman ranked 31st among liberal arts colleges; The Citadel ranked second among universities that offer master’s degrees in the South; Claflin ranked No. 2 among comprehensive colleges that award bachelor’s degrees in the South.

Best universities that offer master’s degrees: The Citadel in Charleston is ranked seventh in the South; the College of Charleston is 11th; Converse College in Spartanburg, 19th; and Winthrop University in Rock Hill, 23rd.

Top public universities that award master’s degrees: The Citadel ranked third, College of Charleston fourth, and Winthrop University eighth in the South.

Highest proportion of classes under 20 students: Southern Wesleyan University in Central was second and Converse College was fifth in the South.

Best undergraduate engineering programs: The Citadel ranked 36th

Best programs at public engineering schools whose highest degree is a doctorate: Clemson ranked 60th.

I told you guys in the first post in this thread that Claflin University is the next institution to watch out for in South Carolina; the many favorable rankings it has achieved proves this.

It's also good to see my school, Winthrop, rank high as far as master's degrees go, since I am in graduate school here.

[waccamatt]

Greenville, on Nov 21 2005, 02:06 AM, said:

This article is almost a year old, but it discusses SAT scores and admissions at Clemson, Furman, and USC:

http://greenvilleonl...04122855812.htm

One key quote from the article:

"Students can expect their applications to get a hard look if they score below 1130 at Clemson University, 800 at USC or 1200 at Furman University, according to the schools."

I think that article is a bit misleading. While one might get into a USC branch campus, if they are from in-state, a student won't be considered at USC-Columbia with an 800 on the SAT.

[krazeeboi]

krazeeboi, on Feb 15 2006, 10:06 PM, said:

An editorial in The State speaks of a panel organized by Gov. Sanford to provide a comprehensive plan for SC's higher education system. It makes some good points, including Sanford's desire to put a cap on tuition for state colleges and universities while at the same time cutting funds for our institutions of higher education. It also talks about a possible board of regents being established that I discussed on one of these threads around here.

Here are the panel's findings, which essentially says that the state has no strategic plan for higher education, and the governor and Legislature should establish a committee to draft one. The panel, which began meeting in May, made no further specific recommendations, but raised questions about the cost of a college education, duplication of services, access to state universities, and the quality of a South Carolina college education. It was also stated that such a plan should include oversight by a body or bodies to enforce the strategic plan, which the editorial board at The State highly recommends.

[knightrider162]

Greenville, on Feb 17 2006, 04:05 AM, said:

I came across some interesting stats about selectivity from the EdRef College Search Directory (www.edref.com).  The stats are from 2002, and while the stats have probably changed somewhat since then (e.g., Clemson's average SAT of accepted students has gone up 20-30 points since 2002), the numbers still offer an interesting point of comparison.

Here are the percentage of applicants who were admitted at some of South Carolina's institutions:

Clemson - 51.8% of applicants were admitted
Furman - 58.4% of applicants were admitted
College of Charleston - 59.6% of applicants were admitted
Wofford - 67% of applicants were admitted
Erskine - 68.5% of applicants were admitted
South Carolina-Columbia - 69.7% of applicants were admitted
Anderson - 73.4% of applicants were admitted
Coastal Carolina - 74.2% of applicants were admitted
Winthrop - 74.5% of applicants were admitted
Francis Marion - 75.5% of applicants were admitted
Presbyterian College - 78.7% of applicants were admitted
Citadel - 82.8% of applicants were admitted
Lander - 86.6% of applicants were admitted
North Greenville - 87.2% of applicants were admitted

I have heard that Clemson is now around 25% ... at least that's what they told me.

[whitehourseview]

knightrider162, on Oct 5 2006, 10:28 AM, said:

I have heard that Clemson is now around 25% ... at least that's what they told me.

I'm not sure if a great comparison can be made on the institutions based on % accepted.

82% admitted into The Citadel, sure it's a regional public university, but at the same time, you don't really apply there unless you know what you are getting into.

87% admitted into North Greenville - again, the campus is in transition to grow larger, so they are admittedly less selective about admissions. That may change in the next 10 years or so.

I'm a little bit suprised at Presbyterian's 78% admission rate, it's not an easy school. Though it is small enough, as a regional liberal arts college (rather than a national one like Furman), that those that apply to it, probably know what they are getting into.

[Spartan]

I doubt Clemson is at 25% unless that is a program specific stat.

[knightrider162]

Spartan, on Oct 5 2006, 04:11 PM, said:

I doubt Clemson is at 25% unless that is a program specific stat.

Well, according to one of my professors, there were about 12,800 applicants and around 3,000 admitted, that might be faulty info though.

[Skyliner]

Furman University in Greenville was one of 25 institutions of higher education selected to comprise a steering commitee for the American Council on Renewable Energy's higher education committee.  Other schools on the committee include the University of California-Berkley, the University of Florida, Arizona State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Emory University, and Texas Tech University.

[GvilleSC]

Awesome. I wonder what this could mean in the future?

[Skyliner]

Here is a link to the release by Furman University.

[krazeeboi]

The United States is apparently suffering from a shortage of engineers, and this state in particular. To help meet the demand, USC's College of Engineering and Information Technology is launching a multi-year campaign to markedly increase student enrollment and promote career opportunities in engineering. Called "The New Face of Engineering and Computing," the campaign calls for increasing undergraduate enrollment by 30 percent to more than 1,630 students by 2010. USC is also partnering with more than 100 high schools throughout the state, training teachers who then teach pre-engineering classes at the high school level. So far, the program is working well: Pre-engineering at the high school level is part of a national movement, and USC is No. 3 in the country in the percentage of high schools taking part in such programs.

I definitely applaud USC in this endeavor and hope other schools with engineering programs throughout the state follow its lead.

[Spartan]

Who else has engineering programs? I know Clemson does...

[Skyliner]

That is definitely interesting.  I know that in the Upstate, we already have one of the strongest concentrations of engineers in the nation, but the number appears to be growing as new companies move in and local companies expand.  As Spartan mentioned, Clemson has an engineering program, one that does quite well here, I'll add.

Edited by Skyliner, 28 December 2006 - 03:06 PM.

[gsupstate]

Interesting, as Greenville already has one of the nations largest and most prominent engineering clusters.  Here is a related article:

http://www.greenvill...EWS01/612260355

Edited by gsupstate, 28 December 2006 - 03:08 PM.

[CorgiMatt]

This week's "Free Times" in Columbia has an article about the USC engineering initiative, and it quotes the dean of the engineering school:  "There is a second set of skills in the new face of engineering, more like soft skills - political science, ethics, business, law - in addition to the basic skills of engineering.  USC's status as a comprehensive flagship, state university puts it in a strong position regionally to recruit students when compared to technical colleges and land-grant schools such as Clemson, which do not offer as broad a range of courses.  USC can offer broad knowlege and broad education without compromise on the core."