University of South Carolina

South Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanics (1880–1881) | motto = Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Latin) | mottoeng = "Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel" (Ovid) | established = | type = Public research university | academic_affiliations = | parent = University of South Carolina System | accreditation = SACS | endowment = $1.044 billion (2024) | president = Michael Amiridis | provost = Donna K.