It’s everything you love about Graduate Hotels — creative interiors, storytelling, college nostalgia — captured in 272 beautifully designed pages. Pick up a copy at the front desk the next time you’re in town. Or order our coffee table book from Graduate Bookstore.
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Welcome to Graduate Columbia, S.C.
Just steps from University of South Carolina’s scenic grounds, Graduate Columbia, S.C., formerly the Inn at USC, mixes classic style and campus spirit. Feel right at home in our Southern retreat, located amidst all the hustle and bustle of downtown Columbia.
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Rooms Worth Writing Home About
Our South Carolina retreat boasts local charm, with Gamecock-inspired headboards and echoes of “Oot Oot.” Plaids, chevron and touches of grass cloth come together in guest rooms.





A Stay Like You've Never Had Before
Graduate Columbia is more than just a place to lay your head. Make yourself at home in our restaurant, get moving in the gym and tour town on complimentary bikes. Malin + Goetz amenities, complimentary wi-fi, RightWater canned water and other little luxuries enhance your stay. And feel free to bring your pup — we’re pet-friendly.
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Fitness Center
Open 24 hours

Pet Friendly
Bring Your Pup

Trophy Room
Café + Bar

Complimentary Bike Rentals
Explore Columbia on two wheels

Food + Drink
Whether you’re a hotel guest, student or Columbia local, grab coffee and breakfast or cocktails and dinner at Trophy Room, our lobby-level restaurant and bar.
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Meetings + Events
Located in the heart of downtown, our historic hotel is an ideal venue for your next celebration. With 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space —both indoors and out — we offer a variety of distinct settings to host groups of up to 200 guests.
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