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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. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ

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.

Student Life

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

Clubs & Organizations

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

Where Optimists Thrive

This type of research is usually done by postdoc fellows, but here the research is conducted by undergrads – amazing.

Sorinel Oprisan, professor of physics

The program at Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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
Micah Mallace smiles in a blue suit jacket and blue and white checkered shirt, stands at the South Carolina Ports Â鶹ÊÓƵ with a ship loaded with containers in the background.

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

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

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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

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

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Events

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PMP® Exam Prep

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The First Oval Office: Evening Reception and Exhibit Opening

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The First Oval Office Project

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College News

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Archaeological Dig

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