2026 Cheapest South Carolina College Costs Rankings
Among South Carolina colleges, Greenville Technical College has the cheapest tuition & fees ($10,775) and Strayer University-South Carolina has the second lowest tuition & fees ($13,920) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest South Carolina College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest South Carolina College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC | $10,775 | - | - | - | 11,999 | 21% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 | Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC | $13,920 | $15,135 | - | - | 2,110 | 17% | 47 to 1 |
| 3 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC | $17,046 | $10,912 | - | 64.9% | 1,852 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 | Benedict College Columbia, SC | $17,748 | $14,402 | - | 95.7% | 1,691 | 24% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 | Columbia College Columbia, SC | $20,054 | $15,630 | - | 93.9% | 1,725 | 37% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC | $21,218 | $30,122 | 1,120 | 78.5% | 4,022 | 40% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 | Lander University Greenwood, SC | $21,300 | $9,910 | 1,060 | 81.3% | 4,378 | 50% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 | Francis Marion University Florence, SC | $21,544 | $21,997 | 990 | 86.4% | 4,112 | 43% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC | $21,750 | $22,570 | - | 82.6% | 3,242 | 37% | 19 to 1 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC | $21,776 | $30,146 | - | 72.5% | 2,208 | 34% | 15 to 1 |
Qualified South Carolina Colleges in Core Admission Stats
