About University of South Carolina:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 312 | 327 | 360 | 354 | 373 | 420 | 399 | 422 | 374 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 242 | 233 | 217 | 208 | - | 270 | 273 | 273 | 278 | 264 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | - |
| Engineering | 152 | 178 | 161 | 209 | 167 | 187 | 228 | 207 | 226 | 275 | 297 | 290 | 284 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 156 | 167 | 203 |
| Life Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - |
| Medicine | 271 | 266 | 274 | 269 | 287 | 280 | 275 | 280 | 288 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 |
| Natural Sciences | 192 | 213 | 187 | 220 | 206 | 202 | 236 | 233 | 240 | 255 | 273 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 |
| Social Sciences | 111 | 101 | 78 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 83 | 88 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 87 | 92 | 96 | 85 | 99 | 106 | 118 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | - | - | - | - | 297 | 184 | 187 | 239 | 242 | 230 | 296 | 279 | 296 | 291 | 292 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemistry | 171 | 162 | 189 | 245 | 210 | 225 | 292 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 285 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 153 | 147 | 162 |
| Chemical Engineering | 97 | 80 | 98 | 163 | 135 | 193 | 199 | 231 | 242 | 254 | 274 | 290 | 85 | 66 | 72 |
| Civil Engineering | 218 | 223 | 243 | 226 | 219 | 245 | 260 | 278 | 224 | 216 | - | - | 162 | 148 | 152 |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | 269 | 260 | - | 351-400 | 301-350 | 272 | 298 | 244 | 301-350 | 133 | 112 | 128 |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 81 | 89 | 80 | 125 | 147 | 160 |
| Electrical Engineering | 218 | 248 | 296 | 298 | - | 290 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 | 179 | 152 | 160 |
| Environment / Ecology | 202 | 205 | 198 | 199 | 205 | 235 | 255 | 289 | - | 284 | 279 | 275 | - | - | - |
| Geosciences | 182 | 164 | 167 | 182 | 238 | 209 | 193 | 252 | 255 | 278 | 291 | 285 | 282 | - | 301-350 |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Materials Science | 148 | 134 | 148 | 176 | 189 | 188 | 239 | 256 | 263 | 239 | 291 | 301-350 | 175 | 165 | 178 |
| Mathematics | 240 | 187 | 189 | 184 | 213 | 216 | 182 | 142 | 148 | 123 | 124 | 99 | 57 | 90 | 108 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 254 | 241 | 264 | - | 299 | 271 | - | - | 287 | - | 284 | - | 111 | 89 | 93 |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 267 | 227 | 294 | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - |
| Physics | 282 | 277 | 253 | 275 | 291 | 296 | 293 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 |
| Plant & Animal Science | 207 | 260 | 282 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 209 | 185 | 220 | 238 | 260 | 241 | 203 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 93 | 101 | 97 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 109 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 144 | 157 | 177 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 243 | - | 108 | 102 | 116 |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |