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The South Carolina General Assembly passed a legislative charter creating South Carolina College on the 19th of December 1801. Governor John Drayton initiated this act to promote harmony between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry regions of the state.
Henry E. Hayne became the first black student when he registered for the fall session in the medical college on the 7th of October 1873. Black students did not return until 1963 when Henrie Monteith, Robert Anderson, and James Solomon enrolled after the university closed as white only from 1877 to 1880.
The Horseshoe is listed on the National Register of Historic Places with most buildings reflecting federal style architecture from early nation days. A master plan called for eleven buildings facing a large gathering area known today as the Horseshoe which included Rutledge College as the original building.
The institution received $309 million in sponsored awards during the 2024 fiscal year representing a 27 percent increase from the previous year. The university holds R1 classification among Doctoral Universities with Highest Research Activity.
Black students returned to the university in 1963 when Henrie Monteith, Robert Anderson, and James Solomon enrolled. Monteith became the university's first post-Reconstruction black graduate and first black female graduate in 1965.