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Medical University of South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC · City · 303 students
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Graduation rate
0% typical
$88,420
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$88,174 typical
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Acceptance rate
0% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

As South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health sciences center, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is nationally renowned for its cutting-edge clinical research and top-tier training, particularly through its highly respected Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Students on the vibrant, urban campus in historic downtown Charleston benefit from a collaborative, interprofessional culture where they learn alongside peers from various medical disciplines in state-of-the-art facilities like the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. What truly sets MUSC apart is its exclusive dedication to healthcare education—meaning it operates without the distractions of a traditional undergraduate campus—offering prospective health-profession students highly focused, direct pathways into clinical practice and biomedical innovation just minutes from the Atlantic coast.


Wikipedia:The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a public medical school in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It opened in 1824 as a small private college aimed at training physicians and has since established hospitals and medical facilities across the state. It is one of the oldest continually operating schools of medicine in the United States and the oldest in the Deep South.

Location
Charleston, SC, 29425 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
JAX · Jacksonville
188 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Cost of attendance$75,304$80,044
Out-of-state prices
Cost of attendance$80,044
In-state: $75,304
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: education.musc.edu
How it’s made up · out-of-state, 2026-27
Medical University of South Carolina’s own figures for 2026-27, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$21,420
Housing$22,620
Books & supplies$5,520
Personal expenses$2,400
Transportation$2,700
Total published by the school$80,044
See how the in-state total ($75,304) is made up
How it’s made up · in-state, 2026-27
Medical University of South Carolina’s own figures for 2026-27, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$21,420
Housing$22,620
Books & supplies$5,520
Personal expenses$2,400
Transportation$2,700
Total published by the school$75,304

No cost data available for this college.

Outcomes
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$77,677
10 yrs after entry$88,420
Debt
Median at graduation$15,000
Monthly payment$159
Middle 50% owe$2.5k–$12.5k
90th percentile$23,962
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — research institution: $88,174 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 10%Women 90%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell grant
11%
First-gen
19%
Family income
$6,709
Independent
88%
Age at entry
27.0
Part-time
2%
Race & ethnicity
White
77%
Hispanic
7%
Black
8%
Asian
3%
Two or more
3%
Unknown
2%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$77,677
After 10 yrs
$88,420
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing188
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General15
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$535M
Full-time faculty
91%
Faculty salary
$11,127/mo
Teaching spend
$47,215
per student
Federal loans
61%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — research institution
Research activity
R1 — very high research
$321M research spending · 271 research doctorates a year
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions

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