South Carolina has 35 private and 13 public 4-year colleges that enroll 128,686 freshman students every year. The average tuition of public colleges is $9,974 (for in-state students) and $21,640 (for out-of-state students). The private colleges charge around $18,785 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2016-2017 academic year, the state of South Carolina provided $81,884,723 in financial aid to 15,103 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates, while the colleges themselves awarded $133,902,871 in grant and scholarships to 15,442 students.
South Carolina receives 1.5% of the total pell grant allotment from the federal government. In 2016-2017 academic year, 9,349 4-year colleges freshmen were awarded a total amount of $41,898,976 in pell grant ($4,433 per student on average) and 15,397 students received a total amount of $91,407,251 in the form of student loan from the federal government ($6,285 per student on average).
College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Allen University
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private not for profit |
$14,187 | $12,740 | $12,740 |
Open admission
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Anderson University
Location: Anderson, SC |
Private not for profit |
$20,574 | $23,470 | $23,470 |
54%
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Benedict College
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private not for profit |
$16,914 | $17,498 | $17,498 |
Open admission
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Bob Jones University
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,258 | $14,900 | $14,900 |
87%
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Brown Mackie College-Greenville
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
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Charleston School of Law
Location: Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
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Charleston Southern University
Location: Charleston, SC |
Private not for profit |
$15,709 | $24,100 | $24,100 |
61%
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Location: Charleston, SC |
Public | $18,465 | $150 | $410 |
82%
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Claflin University
Location: Orangeburg, SC |
Private not for profit |
$17,241 | $15,528 | $15,528 |
42%
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Clemson University
Location: Clemson, SC |
Public | $17,797 | $13,418 | $33,300 |
51%
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Clinton College
Location: Rock Hill, SC |
Private not for profit |
$10,431 | $5,094 | $5,094 |
Open admission
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Coastal Carolina University
Location: Conway, SC |
Public | $15,208 | $10,696 | $24,940 |
61%
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Coker College
Location: Hartsville, SC |
Private not for profit |
$17,196 | $27,624 | $27,624 |
59%
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College of Charleston
Location: Charleston, SC |
Public | $18,877 | $70 | $70 |
84%
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Columbia College
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private not for profit |
$16,583 | $28,900 | $28,900 |
87%
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Columbia International University
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private not for profit |
$20,206 | $20,880 | $20,880 |
36%
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Converse College
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Private not for profit |
$19,683 | $16,000 | $16,000 |
60%
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Erskine College
Location: Due West, SC |
Private not for profit |
$17,624 | $32,540 | $32,540 |
76%
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Francis Marion University
Location: Florence, SC |
Public | $10,070 | $9,880 | $19,760 |
62%
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Furman University
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private not for profit |
$31,050 | $46,784 | $46,784 |
68%
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Lander University
Location: Greenwood, SC |
Public | $13,682 | $10,700 | $20,300 |
62%
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Limestone College
Location: Gaffney, SC |
Private not for profit |
$23,468 | $23,900 | $23,900 |
48%
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Medical University of South Carolina
Location: Charleston, SC |
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Morris College
Location: Sumter, SC |
Private not for profit |
$15,524 | $11,690 | $11,690 |
Open admission
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Newberry College
Location: Newberry, SC |
Private not for profit |
$18,327 | $23,500 | $23,500 |
60%
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North Greenville University
Location: Tigerville, SC |
Private not for profit |
$15,864 | $17,594 | $17,594 |
59%
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Presbyterian College
Location: Clinton, SC |
Private not for profit |
$19,777 | $34,282 | $34,282 |
60%
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Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Private not for profit |
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South Carolina State University
Location: Orangeburg, SC |
Public | $21,058 | $8,938 | $19,018 |
86%
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South University-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$19,422 | $17,210 | $17,210 |
Open admission
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Southern Wesleyan University
Location: Central, SC |
Private not for profit |
$14,914 | $23,660 | $23,660 |
55%
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Strayer University-South Carolina
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
$25,699 | $12,780 | $12,780 |
Open admission
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The Art Institute of Charleston
Location: Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$23,778 | $17,496 | $17,496 |
Open admission
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University of Phoenix-South Carolina
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
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University of South Carolina-Aiken
Location: Aiken, SC |
Public | $14,465 | $9,882 | $19,788 |
67%
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University of South Carolina-Beaufort
Location: Bluffton, SC |
Public | $14,592 | $9,780 | $20,244 |
65%
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University of South Carolina-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Public | $19,913 | $11,054 | $30,482 |
68%
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University of South Carolina-Upstate
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Public | $14,446 | $10,710 | $21,708 |
55%
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Virginia College-Charleston
Location: North Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$18,071 |
Open admission
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Voorhees College
Location: Denmark, SC |
Private not for profit |
$16,579 | $11,630 | $11,630 |
79%
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W L Bonner College
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private not for profit |
$5,128 | $5,128 |
Open admission
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Winthrop University
Location: Rock Hill, SC |
Public | $16,702 | $14,510 | $28,090 |
69%
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Wofford College
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Private not for profit |
$25,648 | $38,860 | $38,860 |
70%
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College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Aiken Technical College
Location: Graniteville, SC |
Public | $3,411 | $4,368 | $6,212 |
Open admission
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Central Carolina Technical College
Location: Sumter, SC |
Public | $6,043 | $5,449 | $7,958 |
Open admission
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Centura College-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$25,934 | $15,750 | $15,750 |
Open admission
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Denmark Technical College
Location: Denmark, SC |
Public | $6,816 | $3,340 | $6,680 |
Open admission
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Florence-Darlington Technical College
Location: Florence, SC |
Public | $3,401 | $4,272 | $6,096 |
Open admission
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Forrest College
Location: Anderson, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,500 | $7,803 | $7,803 |
Open admission
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Fortis College-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,958 |
Open admission
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Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC |
Private for profit |
$22,475 |
Open admission
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Greenville Technical College
Location: Greenville, SC |
Public | $7,208 | $4,416 | $8,280 |
Open admission
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Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Location: Conway, SC |
Public | $7,655 | $5,880 | $9,600 |
Open admission
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Midlands Technical College
Location: West Columbia, SC |
Public | $6,028 | $4,800 | $11,520 |
Open admission
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Miller-Motte Technical College-Charleston
Location: Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$21,019 | $10,296 | $10,296 |
Open admission
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Miller-Motte Technical College-Conway
Location: Conway, SC |
Private for profit |
$19,939 | $9,720 | $9,720 |
Open admission
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Northeastern Technical College
Location: Cheraw, SC |
Public | $8,448 | $4,080 | $6,576 |
Open admission
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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Location: Orangeburg, SC |
Public | $7,367 | $4,944 | $6,720 |
Open admission
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Piedmont Technical College
Location: Greenwood, SC |
Public | $8,904 | $4,668 | $5,868 |
Open admission
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Remington College-Columbia Campus
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private not for profit |
$16,381 | $20,520 | $20,520 | |
Spartanburg Community College
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Public | $3,429 | $5,232 | $8,592 |
Open admission
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Spartanburg Methodist College
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Private not for profit |
$13,713 | $15,750 | $15,750 |
65%
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Technical College of the Lowcountry
Location: Beaufort, SC |
Public | $4,585 | $4,680 | $9,072 |
Open admission
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Tri-County Technical College
Location: Pendleton, SC |
Public | $8,137 | $5,178 | $8,898 |
Open admission
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Trident Technical College
Location: Charleston, SC |
Public | $7,616 | $4,461 | $7,691 |
Open admission
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University of South Carolina-Lancaster
Location: Lancaster, SC |
Public | $8,127 | $6,302 | $16,334 |
61%
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University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
Location: Allendale, SC |
Public | $12,679 | $6,302 | $16,334 |
62%
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University of South Carolina-Sumter
Location: Sumter, SC |
Public | $9,639 | $6,302 | $16,334 |
67%
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University of South Carolina-Union
Location: Union, SC |
Public | $11,723 | $6,302 | $16,206 |
71%
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Virginia College-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$18,474 |
Open admission
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Virginia College-Florence
Location: Florence, SC |
Private for profit |
$17,605 |
Open admission
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Virginia College-Greenville
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,575 |
Open admission
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Virginia College-Spartanburg
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Private for profit |
$17,212 |
Open admission
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Williamsburg Technical College
Location: Kingstree, SC |
Public | $8,795 | $4,008 | $7,560 |
Open admission
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York Technical College
Location: Rock Hill, SC |
Public | $8,656 | $4,320 | $9,144 |
Open admission
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College Name | College Type | Net Price | Tuition and Fees | Acceptance rate |
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Academy for Careers and Technology
Location: Mullins, SC |
Public | $7,960 | $6,300 |
Open admission
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Academy of Hair Technology
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
$13,199 | $14,000 |
Open admission
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Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering
Location: Aiken, SC |
Private for profit |
$14,725 | $16,000 |
Open admission
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Arclabs
Location: Piedmont, SC |
Private for profit |
$18,763 | $15,350 |
Open admission
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B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
$10,247 | $16,650 |
Open admission
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Barber Tech Academy
Location: Orangeburg, SC |
Private for profit |
$19,784 | $16,135 |
Open admission
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Centura College-North Charleston
Location: North Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$25,157 |
Open admission
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Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Location: Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,531 | $17,500 |
Open admission
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Charzanne Beauty College
Location: Greenwood, SC |
Private for profit |
$14,475 | $16,500 |
Open admission
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Columbia Academy of Cosmetology
Location: West Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$27,363 | $18,075 |
Open admission
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Construction Training Center
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$6,385 | $7,965 |
Open admission
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Cosmetic Arts Institute
Location: Walterboro, SC |
Private for profit |
$19,525 | $16,400 |
Open admission
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International Diving Institute
Location: North Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$18,100 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$15,648 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,688 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
Location: Florence, SC |
Private for profit |
$14,290 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek
Location: Goose Creek, SC |
Private for profit |
$14,075 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
$15,202 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
Location: North Augusta, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,171 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill
Location: Rock Hill, SC |
Private for profit |
$16,157 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Private for profit |
$13,737 | $17,225 |
Open admission
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LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc
Location: Camden, SC |
Private for profit |
$11,502 | $14,000 |
Open admission
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Palmetto Beauty School
Location: Spartanburg, SC |
Private for profit |
$18,627 | $17,600 |
Open admission
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Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston
Location: North Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$14,236 | $15,400 |
Open admission
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Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$11,560 | $15,400 |
Open admission
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Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville
Location: Greenville, SC |
Private for profit |
$12,925 | $13,900 |
Open admission
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Southeastern Institute-Charleston
Location: North Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$24,325 | $16,784 |
Open admission
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Southeastern Institute-Columbia
Location: Columbia, SC |
Private for profit |
$25,350 | $16,784 |
Open admission
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Strand College of Hair Design
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC |
Private for profit |
$11,704 | $14,000 |
Open admission
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Sumter Beauty College
Location: Sumter, SC |
Private for profit |
$8,968 | $10,125 |
Open admission
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Top of the Line Barber College
Location: Charleston, SC |
Private for profit |
$8,506 | $16,740 |
Open admission
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