Colleges in South Carolina
South Carolina has 28 private and 14 public 4-year colleges that enroll 25,862 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $26,094 for in-state students and $40,386 for out-of-state and international students.
Private colleges in South Carolina charge around $27,930 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, South Carolina provided $98 million in financial aid to 17,562 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $166.5 million in grants and scholarships to 19,766 students.
South Carolina receives 1.1% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10,342 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $50.7 million in pell grant ($4,985 per student on average), and 15,561 students received a total amount of $88 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($7,115 per student on average).
| Net price | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 4 year | $22,935 | 84.9% | 61.9% |
| Furman University 4 year | $37,761 | 80.9% | 65.2% |
| Wofford College 4 year | $30,431 | 80.5% | 53.0% |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia 4 year | $21,784 | 78.0% | 68.4% |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina 4 year | $17,920 | 71.5% | 80.0% |
| Southeastern College-Columbia 2 year | $31,337 | 70.0% | 100.0% |
| Columbia International University 4 year | $18,651 | 68.3% | 50.7% |
| American College of the Building Arts 4 year | $31,565 | 66.7% | 64.7% |
| Columbia College 4 year | $20,277 | 66.2% | 97.1% |
| College of Charleston 4 year | $20,351 | 65.7% | 74.3% |
| Presbyterian College 4 year | $21,959 | 63.6% | 70.8% |
| Winthrop University 4 year | $19,300 | 60.8% | 63.9% |
| Anderson University 4 year | $21,576 | 57.2% | 59.2% |
| Southern Wesleyan University 4 year | $18,614 | 54.2% | 55.7% |
| Coker University 4 year | $16,647 | 53.3% | 93.1% |
| Southeastern College-Charleston 2 year | $31,740 | 52.7% | 100.0% |
| Newberry College 4 year | $20,205 | 52.0% | 56.6% |
| Erskine College 4 year | $35,573 | 51.9% | 60.0% |
| Converse College 4 year | $25,534 | 51.5% | 82.4% |
| North Greenville University 4 year | $20,627 | 51.5% | 65.3% |