The University of South Carolina Beaufort is a regionally accredited small public university consisting of just over 2100 students from around the world. USC Beaufort is a dynamic and vibrant academic community with campuses located in Beaufort, Bluffton, and Hilton Head Island. Centrally located among three military installations (MCRD Parris Island; MCAS Beaufort; and the Beaufort Naval Hospital), the university provides un-paralleled on-site educational opportunities and services to our active duty military, veterans, and family members.