
The University of South Carolina's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 60.2%, with 31,701 of the 52,703 applicants receiving offers. This marks a slight decrease from 61.5% in 2023, which had 28,706 acceptances from 46,682 applicants. The trend shows a consistent decline in acceptance rates over the past several years, dropping from 68.3% in 2020 and 68.6% in 2019. It is evident that the application pool has grown increasingly competitive, as acceptance rates have generally fallen from 72.3% in 2017 to the current level.