Columbia, South Carolina · Public
Civil Engineering at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.9% reported program-share signal, $22,811 school-wide net price, and $62,177 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 271 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~271
- Schools with reported signal
- 300
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.2%
- Graduation rate
- 78.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,811/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $91,244
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $62,177/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.9%), school-wide average net price ($22,811), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($62,177), and peer averages from 300 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 300 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,482 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,484 below). Together, those evidence points place University of South Carolina-Columbia in the top 75% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 3.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 2.0% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.3% reported share · $3,967 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 0.0% reported share · $3,214 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.7% reported share · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 1.1% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 1.6% reported share · $4,831 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 1.4% reported share · $6,555 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Civil Engineering accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia, which is bigger than 32% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 271 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of South Carolina-Columbia's average net price is $22,811 per year, about $91,244 over four years. That is $3,482 above the $19,329 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $62,177 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,484 below the $64,661 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #224 of 300 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.