Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) vs LSUHSC-Shreveport

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport (LSUHSC-S) are two esteemed institutions offering exceptional medical education. MUSC boasts a higher acceptance rate (6.5% vs. 4.9%) and a larger student body (3,400 vs. 1,200), providing a more diverse and vibrant campus experience. LSUHSC-S, on the other hand, has a slightly higher graduation rate (90% vs. 88%) and a greater focus on research, with a higher percentage of students pursuing PhDs (15% vs. 10%). Both universities offer a range of popular majors, including medicine, nursing, and allied health professions, but MUSC has a wider selection of graduate programs. Explore the detailed comparison table below to discover more distinctions and make an informed decision about your medical education journey.

	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport	Medical University of South Carolina
Overview
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana	Charleston, South Carolina
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	N/A	N/A
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $81
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
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High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price
Average net price
Tuition
Room & board
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Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)
Students receiving federal student loan
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Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	27 Men 11.1% Women 88.9%	334 Men 9.3% Women 90.7%
Graduate students	993 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	2,906 Men 33.1% Women 66.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	4.0%	1.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	4:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	N/A	N/A
Dropout rate	N/A	N/A
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $103,060 Year 2: $103,746 Year 3: $104,543 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $72,906 Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $74,592 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,643 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $62,022 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $52,436 Year 2: $53,504 Year 3: $60,661 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,758 Year 2: $54,418 Year 3: $51,490 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,082 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $153,856 Year 2: $152,201 Year 3: $162,504 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,091 Year 2: $57,033 Year 3: $58,385 Biology, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $32,239 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $102,370 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,239 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $117,616 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $121,846 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $107,602 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $54,581 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $81,770 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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