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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News and Events
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Not everyone gets positive childhood experiences
Positive childhood experiences are important for long-term outcomes, but not everyone gets them. Rural Health Research Center scientists found that children with special health care needs are less likely to have them.
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Hitting the slopes can boost your brain
USC features exercise science chair Shawn Arent, who explains how downhill skiing sharpens cognition. He also tells us how to protect our brains by sharing the four steps that reduce concussion risk.
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Food insecurity plus diabetes hurts mental health
Twenty-five years into her CDC and NIH-funded diabetes and youth research, epidemiology professor Angela Liese and her team continue to increase our understanding of this uniquely vulnerable population.
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.
