University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
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President
Michael Amiridis
- President
Updated on 07/19/2025
Administration
Donna K. Arnett
- Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Ed Walton
- Executive Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Anna Edwards
- Chief of Staff
Dan Dillon
- Vice President for Marketing
Jeff Stensland
- Associate Vice President for University Communications
Michelle Dodenhoff
- Vice President for Development
Julian R. Williams
- Vice President for Access, Civil Rights and Community Engagement
John “Brice” Bible Jr.
- Vice President for Information Technology and CIO
Caroline Agardy
- Vice President for Human Resources
Julius Fridriksson
- Vice President for Research
J. Rex Tolliver
- Vice President for Student Affairs and Academic Support
Scott Verzyl
- Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
Stephen J. Cutler
- Vice President for Economic Development
Walter "Terry" Parham
- General Counsel and Executive Director of Compliance Programs
Jeremiah Donati
- Director of Athletics
Updated on 07/19/2025
Board
Henry McMaster
- Governor of South Carolina, ex officio Chair of the Board
Thad H. Westbrook
- Chair, 11th Judicial Circuit
Rose Buyck Newton
- Vice Chair, 14th Judicial Circuit
C. Dan Adams
- Governor's Designee
W. Michael Bond
- USC Alumni Association President, ex officio
Coleman Floyd Buckhouse
- 12th Judicial Circuit
Alex English
- 5th Judicial Circuit
Brian C. Harlan
- 8th Judicial Circuit
Henry L. Jolly Jr.
- 7th Judicial Circuit
Richard A. Jones Jr.
- Governor's Appointee
Hubert F. "Hugh" Mobley
- 6th Judicial Circuit
Leah B. Moody
- 16th Judicial Circuit
Emma W. Morris
- 10th Judicial Circuit
Reid T. Sherard
- 13th Judicial Circuit
C. Dorn Smith III
- Chair Emeritus, 3rd Judicial Circuit
John C. von Lehe Jr.
- 9th Judicial Circuit
Ellen E. Weaver
- State Superintendent of Education, ex officio
Charles H. Williams II
- 1st Judicial Circuit
Updated on 07/19/2025
Rankings
- National Universities: #121
- Top Public Schools: #61
- Best Value Schools: #166
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #113
- International Business: #1
- Nursing: #39
- Economics: #143
- Learning Communities: #10
- First-Year Experiences: #2
- Best Colleges for Veterans: #79
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #345 Source
Mission And History
Accreditations
- University: University of South Carolina
- Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- Accreditation Granted Date: (No data available)
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2011-01-01
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2021-01-01
Strategic Goals
- Build and nurture a diverse faculty that will demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, creative pursuits, and community engagement.
- Provide innovative, inspiring, and effective instruction to undergraduate students to prepare them for citizenship, future success, and fulfillment in a competitive world.
- Maximize beyond the classroom learning opportunities to broaden and enhance post-graduation opportunities for undergraduates.
- Recruit high caliber graduate students of all backgrounds and provide high quality educational and state of the art research experiences to prepare them for citizenship, future success, and fulfillment in a competitive world.
- Engage prospective students, parents, alumni and the community at large to improve recognition of CAS impact at the university, local, national and international level.
- Communicate the value of a liberal arts education and promote numerous career options for liberal arts and sciences majors.
- Identify and seek opportunities to invest in facilities necessary to support the changing needs and demands of CAS faculty, staff and students.
- Full Plan
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour: (No data available)
- Annual Security And Safety: (No data available)
- Peer Institution
Updated on 07/19/2025
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