The Arnold School of Public Health turns rigorous knowledge into real-world impact — advancing policies, practices and partnerships that improve health and well-being in South Carolina and far beyond. Founded in 1975, we were among the nation’s first schools of public health. Today, we are among its best.
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The Only Accredited School of Public Health in SC
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$54.2 Million
Total External Research Funding in 2025
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#1
SPH Undergraduate Enrollment in the Nation
Academics
The Arnold School of Public Health prepares students to lead through change in public health and beyond. Our programs are designed to meet real world needs, equipping you to become a researcher, educator, policy shaper or changemaker.
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Research with Reach
The Arnold School houses and partners with a wide array of centers, institutes and programs that conduct research, translate and disseminate data and connect with the public.
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Advancing reproductive health, justice
Having grown up in the South, Rachel Gressick is particularly interested in these areas of research within the context of the Southeastern United States due to the cultural and political influences within the region.
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2026 Alumni Award winners announced
Melinda Merrell (Ph.D. in HSPM '19) has been awarded the Gerry Sue Arnold Alumni Award, and Sara Goldsby (MPH in HSPM '15) is the recipient of the Norman J. Arnold Alumni Medal.
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Social isolation and loneliness awareness
Thanks to efforts from the Office for the Study of Aging, Governor Henry McMaster has issued a proclamation declaring May to be Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Awareness Month in SC.
The Arnold School’s academic reputation, coupled with the generations of USC graduates in my family and my desire to advance health care in South Carolina, made USC an easy choice.
