2023 South Carolina Colleges Comparison
In South Carolina, ninety-one colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school types, there are thirty-four public schools and fifty-seven private schools. By school levels, forty 4-years (or high) schools, twenty-six 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and twenty-five less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at South Carolina colleges is $14,154 for state residents and $18,543 for out-of-state students in 2023. The graduate tuition & fee is $13,274 for state residents and $19,253 for out-of-state students. A total of 2,511 students enrolled in South Carolina colleges including 2,237 undergraduate and 895 graduate students.
South Carolina College Overview
Of the ninety-one South Carolina schools, Southern Wesleyan University ranked first and Clemson University ranked second (view more at South Carolina college rankings). The 2023 average tuition & fees of all South Carolina colleges is $14,154 for South Carolina residents and $18,543 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 74.85% and the average SAT score is 1,111. The average number of students is 2,511 and the average student to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for South Carolina colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges. In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees are $18,543 and Furman University has the highest tuition & fees of $55,772 and W L Bonner College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,416.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $19,253 and Presbyterian College has the highest tuition & fees of $47,728 and Charleston Southern University has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,085.
- The average SAT score is 1,111 and Furman University has the highest SAT score of 1,331 and South Carolina State University has the lowest score of 925.
- The average acceptance rate is 74.85% and Columbia International University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 46% and Columbia College has the loosest (lowest) rate of 99%.
- The average student population is 2,511 and University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most students of 35,471 and W L Bonner College has the fewest students of 21.
- The average graduation rate is 48.29% and Clemson University has the highest rate of 85% and South University-Columbia has the lowest rate of 13%.
2023 South Carolina Colleges
The following table lists colleges located in South Carolina ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $27,820 | $12,954 | 1,074 | 56.6% | 1,300 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| Clemson University Clemson, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $39,502 | $23,912 | 1,320 | 49.2% | 27,341 | 85% | 16 to 1 |
| North Greenville University Tigerville, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $23,590 | $12,600 | 1,095 | 69.7% | 2,273 | 57% | 11 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $33,928 | $30,160 | 1,255 | 61.6% | 35,471 | 78% | 18 to 1 |
| Anderson University Anderson, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $31,720 | $11,487 | - | 50.3% | 4,008 | 64% | 16 to 1 |
| Erskine College Due West, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $36,710 | $13,900 | 1,035 | 62.7% | 825 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $55,772 | $12,233 | 1,331 | 71.4% | 2,463 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| Wofford College Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $51,530 | - | 1,258 | 52.5% | 1,765 | 80% | 11 to 1 |
| Columbia International University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $26,840 | $11,930 | 1,038 | 45.6% | 2,338 | 62% | 16 to 1 |
| Converse University Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $21,410 | $7,860 | - | 82.0% | 1,440 | 57% | 15 to 1 |
| Bob Jones University Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $21,890 | $11,624 | - | 0.0% | 3,155 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $30,196 | $30,660 | 1,098 | 63.9% | 5,174 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $35,826 | $18,540 | - | 86.4% | 3,693 | 73% | 11 to 1 |
| Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $17,046 | $10,912 | - | 62.5% | 1,866 | 51% | 13 to 1 |
| South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $21,750 | $22,570 | 925 | 87.6% | 2,374 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| College of Charleston Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $35,798 | $39,332 | 1,185 | 76.1% | 10,941 | 67% | 16 to 1 |
| South University-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $17,014 | $16,440 | - | 0.0% | 625 | 13% | 12 to 1 |
| Presbyterian College Clinton, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $41,900 | $47,728 | 1,115 | 71.0% | 1,231 | 59% | 11 to 1 |
| Columbia College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $22,050 | $13,802 | - | 98.6% | 1,389 | 54% | 11 to 1 |
| Francis Marion University Florence, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $21,544 | $22,000 | 1,025 | 86.1% | 3,923 | 43% | 13 to 1 |
| Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $29,990 | $5,085 | 1,095 | 57.2% | 3,341 | 49% | 13 to 1 |
| Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $28,490 | $20,628 | 1,110 | 79.1% | 10,473 | 51% | 17 to 1 |
| Allen University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $13,422 | $8,950 | - | 56.6% | 621 | 23% | 15 to 1 |
| Academy of Hair Technology Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $6,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 74 | 71% | 12 to 1 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, SC Private, 2-4 years | $19,350 | - | - | 80.4% | 1,042 | 41% | 17 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia West Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 206 | 62% | 15 to 1 |
| Strand College of Hair Design Myrtle Beach, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 81 | 58% | 20 to 1 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC Public, 2-4 years | $11,742 | - | - | 0.0% | 612 | 24% | 9 to 1 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC Public, 2-4 years | $9,016 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,640 | 23% | 12 to 1 |
| Benedict College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $17,200 | $14,720 | - | 85.5% | 1,908 | 25% | 18 to 1 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC Public, 2-4 years | $6,593 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,491 | 28% | 15 to 1 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $17,766 | - | - | 0.0% | 124 | 43% | 20 to 1 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston, SC Private, 2-4 years | $23,324 | - | - | 100.0% | 210 | 95% | 14 to 1 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC Public, 2-4 years | $6,772 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,861 | 16% | 16 to 1 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston, SC Public, 2-4 years | $8,606 | - | - | 0.0% | 11,286 | 21% | 19 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $21,218 | $30,122 | 1,065 | 83.5% | 3,869 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| Arclabs Piedmont, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $17,900 | - | - | 0.0% | 505 | 74% | 17 to 1 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 2-4 years | $23,324 | - | - | 100.0% | 185 | 100% | 13 to 1 |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree, SC Public, 2-4 years | $8,592 | - | - | 0.0% | 530 | 20% | 7 to 1 |
| B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $16,650 | - | - | 0.0% | 16 | 37% | 7 to 1 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $8,150 | - | - | 0.0% | 145 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC Public, 2-4 years | $8,620 | - | - | 0.0% | 6,416 | 28% | 20 to 1 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw, SC Public, 2-4 years | $6,024 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,717 | 36% | 15 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC Public, 2-4 years | $18,238 | - | - | 72.1% | 833 | 20% | 15 to 1 |
| Construction Training Center Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $11,710 | - | - | 0.0% | 19 | 60% | 10 to 1 |
| Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years | - | $44,734 | - | 0.0% | 607 | - | - |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $17,766 | - | - | 0.0% | 100 | 48% | 20 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC Public, 2-4 years | $18,238 | - | - | 89.5% | 1,244 | 31% | 20 to 1 |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $9,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 289 | 85% | 20 to 1 |
| Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering Aiken, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $16,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 72 | 74% | 20 to 1 |
| Limestone University Gaffney, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $26,300 | $12,500 | - | 87.2% | 1,840 | 30% | 13 to 1 |
| Clinton College Rock Hill, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $10,516 | - | - | 0.0% | 153 | 38% | 9 to 1 |
| Vski Cosmetology School Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $15,600 | - | - | 0.0% | 24 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC Public, 2-4 years | $13,812 | - | - | 0.0% | 8,702 | 15% | 17 to 1 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $17,766 | - | - | 0.0% | 161 | 66% | 20 to 1 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville, SC Public, 2-4 years | $6,880 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,873 | 22% | 12 to 1 |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | 0.0% | 394 | - | - |
| Newberry College Newberry, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $29,100 | $5,940 | 1,045 | 57.4% | 1,242 | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-Conway Conway, SC Private, 2-4 years | $25,240 | - | - | 0.0% | 310 | 42% | 26 to 1 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill Rock Hill, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $8,150 | - | - | 0.0% | 181 | 68% | 20 to 1 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC Public, 2-4 years | $9,822 | - | - | 0.0% | 6,097 | 26% | 20 to 1 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort, SC Public, 2-4 years | $11,020 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,046 | 12% | 13 to 1 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC Public, 2-4 years | $7,970 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,145 | 26% | 13 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston North Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 233 | 86% | 14 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-Charleston Charleston, SC Private, 2-4 years | $5,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 240 | 49% | 16 to 1 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC Public, 2-4 years | $10,832 | - | - | 0.0% | 5,617 | 36% | 19 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 184 | 72% | 14 to 1 |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc Camden, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 32 | 56% | 11 to 1 |
| Voorhees College Denmark, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $12,630 | $11,120 | - | 0.0% | 402 | 32% | 10 to 1 |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $19,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 116 | 67% | 15 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $21,776 | $30,146 | - | 83.7% | 2,037 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| Top of the Line Barber College Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $18,475 | - | - | 0.0% | 56 | 67% | 6 to 1 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $8,150 | - | - | 0.0% | 141 | 63% | 20 to 1 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC Public, 2-4 years | $10,202 | - | - | 0.0% | 9,756 | 14% | 14 to 1 |
| Charzanne Beauty College Greenwood, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 39 | 66% | 15 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC Public, 2-4 years | $18,238 | - | - | 87.6% | 1,809 | 22% | 16 to 1 |
| Barber Tech Academy Orangeburg, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $16,825 | - | - | 0.0% | 72 | 33% | 13 to 1 |
| W L Bonner College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $5,416 | - | - | 0.0% | 21 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta North Augusta, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $17,766 | - | - | 0.0% | 116 | 50% | 20 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter, SC Public, 2-4 years | $18,238 | - | - | 83.8% | 1,419 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC Private, Less than 2 years | $8,150 | - | - | 0.0% | 170 | 76% | 20 to 1 |
| Academy for Careers and Technology Mullins, SC Public, Less than 2 years | $6,300 | - | - | 0.0% | 48 | 60% | 10 to 1 |
| Lander University Greenwood, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $21,300 | $9,910 | 1,050 | 69.1% | 3,825 | 53% | 16 to 1 |
| American College of the Building Arts Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $20,572 | - | 1,120 | 89.9% | 121 | 55% | 6 to 1 |
| Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $13,515 | $15,135 | - | 0.0% | 1,936 | 33% | 27 to 1 |
| Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $29,509 | $25,673 | - | 0.0% | 3,240 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Coker University Hartsville, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $31,764 | $19,150 | 1,050 | 97.6% | 1,280 | 37% | 12 to 1 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years | $22,545 | $30,135 | 1,050 | 75.7% | 5,438 | 47% | 15 to 1 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill, SC Public, 2-4 years | $10,824 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,835 | 28% | 18 to 1 |
| Morris College Sumter, SC Private, 4 years four-years | $15,758 | - | - | 0.0% | 410 | 25% | 10 to 1 |
| Fortis College-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 2-4 years | $14,872 | - | - | 0.0% | 438 | 56% | 21 to 1 |
| Average | $18,543 | $19,253 | 1,111 | 74.9% | 2,511 | 48% | 15 to 1 |