It all adds up… No matter how you calculate it, USC's economic impact on the Palmetto State is big, broad and contributes substantially to the bottom line. JAN 2012

$4.1 billion Total impact of USC’s eight-campus system on the state is more than $4.1 billion.

JAN % Nearly 90 percent of USC’s expenditures come from non-state funded resources.

JAN , ,000 More than 44,000 students enrolled across USC’s eight campuses; 155,000 successful graduates currently live in the Palmetto State.

JAN ,000 USC system statewide operations support nearly 53,000 jobs in private and public sector.

JAN One of every 37 jobs in South Carolina can be traced to USC’s total impact.

JAN % Nearly 15 percent of South Carolina’s population without a college degree lives in poverty compared to 4 percent of those with college degrees.

JAN 2012 $200 million USC’s economic impact supports $200 million in state tax revenue — $75 million more than the university receives in state funding.

JAN % Nearly 3.5 percent of South Carolina residents are USC alumni.

JAN 2012 $15,000 Wage difference between a S.C. high school graduate and a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree is almost $15,000