Motto | Scientia, Officium, Honos |
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Motto in English
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Knowledge, Duty, Honor |
Type | Public, Land Grant, Space Grant |
Established | March 4, 1896 |
President | Mr. James Clark |
Undergraduates | 3,000 |
Location |
Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. 33°29′50″N 80°51′00″W / 33.49722°N 80.85000°WCoordinates: 33°29′50″N 80°51′00″W / 33.49722°N 80.85000°W |
Campus | 447 acres (181 ha), (160 acres (65 ha) at Orangeburg campus, 287 acres (116 ha) additional acres at Camp Harry Daniels in Elloree, South Carolina) |
Colors | Garnet and Blue |
Athletics | NCAA Division I – FCS, MEAC |
Nickname | Bulldogs or Lady Bulldogs |
Mascot | Bulldogs |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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National | |
Washington Monthly | 34 |
South Carolina State University (often referred to as SCSU or SC State) is a historically black university located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It is the only state funded, historically black land-grant institution in South Carolina, is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
SCSU is the only university in South Carolina and only HBCU in the nation to offer a bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering. Currently the program operates through a partnership with North Carolina State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison. As of May 2015, 47 bachelor's degrees have been conferred by SCSU.
South Carolina State is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The university was placed on probation in June 2014 for failing to meet the accreditor's standards "concerning governing board conflicts of interest and board/administration structure, as well as financial stability and controls." In June 2015, the SACS decided to allow the college to retain its accreditation, but kept them on probation for another year. In June 2016, SACSCOC decided to remove the college from probation and retain full accreditation with no sanctions.
The school's campus size is 160 acres (65 ha), with an additional 267 acres (108 ha) at Camp Harry Daniels in Elloree, South Carolina. Three buildings, Lowman Hall, Hodge Hall, and Dukes Gymnasium are included in the South Carolina State College Historic District, and separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places.