What is University of South Carolina?
[[Image:WestQuad.jpg|right|thumb|The LEED building on the campus.]] The '''University of South Carolina''' is a public, co-educational [[university]] in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[South Carolina]]. The university has about 44,557 students. It was founded in [[1801]]. The current president of the university is Michael Amiridis. ==Sports== The athletics teams of the university are called the Gamecocks. They have 21 varsity teams, almost all of which compete in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC). In men's [[Association football|soccer]], a sport that the SEC does not sponsor, the Gamecocks play in the Sun Belt Conference ==Other websites== *[https://www.sc.edu/ University of South Carolina's Official website] *[https://gamecocksonline.com/ South Carolina Gamecocks' Official website] {{Conference USA}} {{Southeastern Conference}} {{authority control}} {{US-geo-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:South Carolina, University of}} [[Category:Southeastern Conference]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in South Carolina]] [[Category:Columbia, South Carolina]] [[Category:1801 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1800s establishments in South Carolina]]