2024 Tightest South Carolina Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among South Carolina colleges, Clemson University has the tightest acceptance rate (42.98%) and Anderson University has the second lowest rate (45.39%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest South Carolina Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year South Carolina colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest South Carolina Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | 52,819 | 22,704 | 4,588 | 43.0% | 20.2% | $39,498 | 28,466 | 1,320 |
| 2 | Anderson University Anderson, SC | 5,043 | 2,289 | 798 | 45.4% | 34.9% | $33,580 | 4,121 | - |
| 3 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | 42,188 | 27,022 | 6,574 | 64.1% | 24.3% | $34,934 | 35,653 | 1,280 |
| 4 | Furman University Greenville, SC | 7,514 | 5,036 | 647 | 67.0% | 12.8% | $58,312 | 2,443 | 1,340 |
| 5 | Benedict College Columbia, SC | 6,446 | 4,369 | 381 | 67.8% | 8.7% | $18,000 | 1,840 | 900 |
| 6 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | 5,099 | 3,557 | 709 | 69.8% | 19.9% | $30,286 | 4,712 | 1,100 |
| 7 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC | 22,020 | 16,666 | 2,210 | 75.7% | 13.3% | $36,858 | 10,885 | 1,210 |
| 8 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC | 7,568 | 5,903 | 384 | 78.0% | 6.5% | $17,046 | 1,830 | - |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | 17,161 | 13,493 | 2,662 | 78.6% | 19.7% | $29,628 | 10,337 | 1,100 |
| 10 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC | 6,833 | 5,733 | 902 | 83.9% | 15.7% | $21,750 | 2,649 | - |
Qualified South Carolina Colleges in Core Admission Stats
