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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Bringing unique opportunities to the Arnold School
Debra Krotish is an 2007 graduate of the Arnold School’s Ph.D. in Exercise Science program who has returned as a faculty member. And she didn’t come alone. Silas, her service animal, has his own USC ID and is always by her side.
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Blending athletic training with public health
Though invisible to many, public health projects were always underway in athletic training graduate Victor Delgado’s hometown of Laredo, Texas, so he developed an appreciation for the field from a young age.
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Making her voice heard: Peiyin Hung
USC features the work of health services policy and management associate professor and Rural Health Research Center co-director Peiyin Hung, whose passion to improve rural health disparities can be traced back to her childhood.
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.
