Best Colleges in South Carolina
All 52 colleges in South Carolina, ranked by overall quality and led by Clemson University, University of South Carolina-Columbia and The Citadel. 24 public, 28 private. median out-of-state tuition $21,750. lowest in-state tuition $4,468 at Horry-Georgetown Technical College. Each school below shows its acceptance rate, tuition and average SAT.
By major in South Carolina
- 1. Clemson University — Clemson, SC · 38.3% acceptance · SAT 1,353 · $40,866 tuition · 87% grad rate
- 2. University of South Carolina-Columbia — Columbia, SC · 60% acceptance · SAT 1,297 · $35,972 tuition · 79% grad rate
- 3. The Citadel — Charleston, SC · 72% acceptance · SAT 1,200 · $40,500 tuition · 72% grad rate
- 4. Presbyterian College — Clinton, SC · 68.4% acceptance · SAT 1,118 · $44,910 tuition · 51% grad rate
- 5. Erskine College — Due West, SC · 62.7% acceptance · $36,710 tuition · 45% grad rate
- 6. Furman University — Greenville, SC · 43% acceptance · SAT 1,371 · $59,770 tuition · 79% grad rate
- 7. Coastal Carolina University — Conway, SC · 75.3% acceptance · SAT 1,143 · $29,628 tuition · 48% grad rate
- 8. Converse University — Spartanburg, SC · 67.7% acceptance · SAT 1,138 · $25,240 tuition · 62% grad rate
- 9. Winthrop University — Rock Hill, SC · 79.3% acceptance · SAT 1,139 · $28,676 tuition · 57% grad rate
- 10. Wofford College — Spartanburg, SC · 51.9% acceptance · SAT 1,296 · $56,005 tuition · 84% grad rate
- 11. College of Charleston — Charleston, SC · 60% acceptance · SAT 1,247 · $38,296 tuition · 66% grad rate
- 12. Francis Marion University — Florence, SC · 86.4% acceptance · SAT 1,015 · $21,544 tuition · 43% grad rate
- 13. University of South Carolina Aiken — Aiken, SC · 78.5% acceptance · SAT 1,120 · $21,218 tuition · 40% grad rate
- 14. South Carolina State University — Orangeburg, SC · 82.6% acceptance · $21,750 tuition · 37% grad rate
- 15. Anderson University — Anderson, SC · 54.7% acceptance · SAT 1,202 · $34,970 tuition · 66% grad rate
- 16. North Greenville University — Tigerville, SC · 66.7% acceptance · SAT 1,156 · $25,800 tuition · 55% grad rate
- 17. Benedict College — Columbia, SC · 95.7% acceptance · $17,440 tuition · 24% grad rate
- 18. Lander University — Greenwood, SC · 81.3% acceptance · SAT 1,057 · $21,300 tuition · 50% grad rate
- 19. University of South Carolina Beaufort — Bluffton, SC · 72.5% acceptance · $21,776 tuition · 34% grad rate
- 20. University of South Carolina-Upstate — Spartanburg, SC · 67.3% acceptance · SAT 1,099 · $23,090 tuition · 43% grad rate
- 21. Claflin University — Orangeburg, SC · 64.9% acceptance · $18,282 tuition · 52% grad rate
- 22. Newberry College — Newberry, SC · 89.8% acceptance · $31,100 tuition · 45% grad rate
- 23. Coker University — Hartsville, SC · 94% acceptance · $33,416 tuition · 40% grad rate
- 24. Columbia College — Columbia, SC · 93.9% acceptance · $22,214 tuition · 37% grad rate
- 25. Limestone University — Gaffney, SC · 97.3% acceptance · SAT 1,000 · $26,470 tuition · 35% grad rate
- 26. Aiken Technical College — Graniteville, SC · $7,924 tuition · 34% grad rate
- 27. Allen University — Columbia, SC · 72.5% acceptance · $14,304 tuition · 13% grad rate
- 28. Charleston Southern University — Charleston, SC · 96.5% acceptance · SAT 1,059 · $32,520 tuition · 47% grad rate
- 29. Technical College of the Lowcountry — Beaufort, SC · $11,916 tuition · 18% grad rate
- 30. Bob Jones University — Greenville, SC · $24,470 tuition · 65% grad rate
- 31. Southern Wesleyan University — Central, SC · 99.5% acceptance · SAT 1,140 · $29,800 tuition · 52% grad rate
- 32. Citadel Military College of South Carolina — Charleston, SC · 22.7% acceptance · SAT 1,208 · $38,508 tuition · 75% grad rate
- 33. Clinton College — Rock Hill, SC · $11,136 tuition · 14% grad rate
- 34. Columbia International University — Columbia, SC · 94.5% acceptance · $27,900 tuition · 47% grad rate
- 35. Florence-Darlington Technical College — Florence, SC · $6,772 tuition · 34% grad rate
- 36. Horry-Georgetown Technical College — Conway, SC · $8,836 tuition · 38% grad rate
- 37. Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, SC
- 38. Midlands Technical College — West Columbia, SC · $14,700 tuition · 18% grad rate
- 39. Morris College — Sumter, SC · $16,664 tuition · 17% grad rate
- 40. University of South Carolina-Lancaster — Lancaster, SC · 83.4% acceptance · $18,238 tuition · 25% grad rate
- 41. University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie — Allendale, SC · 76% acceptance · $18,238 tuition · 30% grad rate
- 42. University of South Carolina-Sumter — Sumter, SC · 74.1% acceptance · $18,238 tuition · 39% grad rate
- 43. University of South Carolina-Union — Union, SC · 62.2% acceptance · $18,238 tuition · 48% grad rate
- 44. Spartanburg Methodist College — Spartanburg, SC · 78.2% acceptance · $20,650 tuition · 43% grad rate
- 45. Trident Technical College — Charleston, SC · $8,620 tuition · 30% grad rate
- 46. Voorhees University — Denmark, SC · $12,630 tuition · 43% grad rate
- 47. South University-Columbia — Columbia, SC · $18,145 tuition · 23% grad rate
- 48. Strayer University-South Carolina — Greenville, SC · $13,920 tuition · 17% grad rate
- 49. American College of the Building Arts — Charleston, SC · 44.4% acceptance · SAT 1,190 · $21,500 tuition · 62% grad rate
- 50. Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach — Myrtle Beach, SC · $16,364 tuition
- 51. Sherman College of Chiropractic — Boiling Springs, SC
- 52. Charleston School of Law — Charleston, SC
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