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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Medical University of South Carolina is a public four-year institution based in Charleston, South Carolina. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,246, made up of 303 undergraduates and 2,943 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.

Medical University of South Carolina offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Registered Nursing, and Dentistry. It awarded 1,180 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

3,246
Students enrolled
1,180
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 39

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 29
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 10

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
168
Master's degrees
380
Doctoral degrees (research)
301
Professional doctorates
320
Postbaccalaureate certificates
8
Post-master's certificates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,246
Undergraduates, fall 2024
303
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,943
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,664
Undergraduates, 2024-25
401
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,263
Full-time, 2024-25
90%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
73%
Men
27%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
35
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
52%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
President
David J. Cole, MD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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