university has frequently been ranked in the top three public regional colleges and has been ranked first eleven times: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
== Students ==
As of the fall of 2021, USCA had an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 3,101 undergraduate students and 768 graduate students. Students enjoy a low faculty-to-student ratio of 14:1 and 69% of classes consisting of 20 or fewer students. The university reached record enrollment rates in the fall of 2018.
== Student life ==
=== Greek life ===
The Greek system at USCA consists of five fraternities and seven sororities. In fall 2021, seven percent of undergraduate men and six percent of undergraduate women were active in USCA's Greek life community.
=== Student publications ===
The school newspaper is the weekly Pacer Times, Founded in 1963 as the Rebellaire, physical copies of the Pacer Times were once printed by the Aiken Standard. The school also has a student-run literary …