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Extraordinary Happens Here

For more than 250 years, we've charted a different path. One led by optimism, innovation and a curiosity that can change the world. Nestled in one of the most beautiful historic cities in the country, the College offers world-class academics with a tight-knit community and wide-open opportunity.
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Carve Out Something Different Here

No matter your area of interest, we have the program for you. We offer approximately 150 undergraduate majors and minors, 22 master's degree programs and nine graduate-level certificate programs and robust interdisciplinary programs.

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Live Life In A Postcard

Feel like a local no matter where you're from. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is the perfect-sized city–big enough to support a vibrant and diverse cultural life yet small enough to feel right at home from your very first day.
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Life in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

The College is in the middle of one of the most lovingly preserved historic districts in America, yet the city is forward-focused with a diverse population and innovative companies like Google, Boeing and Blackbaud.
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Student Life

Make your college experience everything you imagined. There's never a dull moment on our campus, plus downtown ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is just minutes from some of the best beaches in the Southeast and boasts year-round temperate weather.
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Clubs & Organizations

Find your people and pursue your passions with our more than 240 student clubs and organizations.
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Where Optimists Thrive

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was a place that I felt like I could be myself, that I could become a leader, that I could have all of the experiences that I wanted.

Rachelle Olden ‘04, Senior Product Manager at Google

It truly is a life-changing experience and class. I do not see any other standard college class having the ability to do the same thing.

Nicholas Bove, economics major and Honors College student, on the School of Business course on intentionality

The program at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is a very thorough program. I was able to get two internships and it’s a program that will prepare students for jobs after college.

Mikel Hannah-Harding ‘19, Meteorologist at The Weather Channel

For anyone looking to study supply chain management, I look at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as the center of the world right now. From an opportunity perspective, I see this as the market to be in.

Micha Mallace ‘11 (MBA), President and CEO of South Carolina Ports Authority

The potential impact of this project is groundbreaking, as it has the capacity to revolutionize HAB [harmful algal blooms] monitoring and management, surpassing the limitations of traditional methods.

Adam Ali, associate professor of geology

Upcoming Events

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First-Gen Week Welcome Tabling

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First-Gen Week Welcome Mixer

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Reimagining the Archives with Zines: A Conversation with Mariame Kaba

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