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South Carolina Colleges by the Numbers
41 college profiles in our South Carolina directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
In the Fall 2024 filings for South Carolina, 0 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 16 reported not considering them. 5 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. South Carolina has 41 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from University of South Carolina-Columbia at 29,820 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Clemson University at 38.3% admitted; the highest is at Southern Wesleyan University at 99.5%.
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $7,558 at the cheapest campus to $59,770 at the most expensive — a $52,212 spread inside South Carolina alone. South Carolina's ten-year earnings benchmark of $44,354 sits 18% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
Each South Carolina profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing South Carolina schools.
South Carolina medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72.5% | $17,440 | $44,354 | 47.2% |
Medians across 36 active bachelor's-degree institutions in South Carolina; the directory below lists 41 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All South Carolina colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen University | Columbia | — | not considered | $14,304 | 576 | $30,497 |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston | 44.4% | 1130–1290 | $21,500 | 155 | — |
| Anderson University | Anderson | 54.7% | 1100–1280 | $34,970 | 3,183 | $42,101 |
| Benedict College | Columbia | 95.7% | not considered | $17,440 | 1,536 | $31,902 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | — | — | $24,470 | 2,005 | $44,354 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | 96.5% | 930–1160 | $32,520 | 2,893 | $45,898 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | — | 1085–1285 | $12,570 | 2,705 | $72,085 |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | 64.9% | not considered | $18,282 | 1,706 | $40,304 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | 38.3% | 1240–1410 | $15,554 | 23,300 | $71,513 |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | — | — | $11,136 | 126 | $30,180 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | 75.3% | 1050–1220 | $11,640 | 10,377 | $47,258 |
| Coker University | Hartsville | 94% | not considered | $33,416 | 840 | $40,117 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | 60% | 1140–1310 | $12,978 | 10,558 | $56,416 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | 93.9% | not considered | $22,214 | 1,343 | $41,338 |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | 94.5% | — | $27,900 | 716 | $38,951 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | 67.7% | 1010–1250 | $25,240 | 1,173 | $40,867 |
| Erskine College | Due West | 62.7% | not considered | $36,710 | 766 | $53,459 |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | 86.4% | 870–1115 | $11,160 | 2,628 | $43,888 |
| Furman University | Greenville | 42.9% | 1260–1430 | $59,770 | 2,379 | $68,635 |
| Lander University | Greenwood | 81.3% | 950–1178 | $11,700 | 3,397 | $42,396 |
| Morris College | Sumter | — | — | $16,664 | 383 | $30,614 |
| Newberry College | Newberry | 89.8% | not considered | $31,100 | 1,479 | $48,040 |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | 66.7% | 1060–1240 | $25,800 | 1,819 | $43,035 |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | 68.4% | 980–1200 | $44,910 | 852 | $60,194 |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | 82.6% | not considered | $11,060 | 2,934 | $38,262 |
| South University-Columbia | Columbia | — | — | $18,145 | 450 | $34,421 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | 98.1% | not considered | $25,080 | 225 | $30,737 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | 97.3% | not considered | $25,080 | 267 | $31,156 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | 99.5% | 1040–1210 | $29,800 | 747 | $47,756 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | 78.2% | not considered | $20,650 | 1,116 | $42,895 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | 78.5% | 980–1220 | $10,760 | 2,962 | $45,603 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | 72.5% | not considered | $10,730 | 2,052 | $48,088 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | 60.2% | 1180–1360 | $12,688 | 29,820 | $62,177 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | 83.4% | not considered | $7,558 | 668 | $39,426 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | 76% | not considered | $7,558 | 271 | $31,360 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | 74.1% | not considered | $7,558 | 716 | $42,437 |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | 62.2% | not considered | $7,558 | 270 | $33,699 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | 67.3% | 1005–1175 | $11,588 | 4,038 | $48,587 |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | — | — | $12,630 | 440 | $35,339 |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | 79.3% | 1010–1220 | $14,678 | 3,523 | $47,185 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | 51.9% | 1198–1343 | $56,005 | 1,816 | $68,964 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.