South Carolina Colleges Statistics & Comparison

South Carolina Colleges Statistics
academic year 2019-2020
Number of Schools	113 schools
By Types	34 public, 79 private
By Levels	47 four(4) years 34 two but less than four years 32 less than two(2) years
By Categories	2 National Universities 6 Liberal Arts Colleges 34 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
Undergraduate	$8,485 South Carolina residents $18,282 out-of-state
Graduate	$13,103 South Carolina residents $19,324 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$7,576
Student Population	246,275
Undergraduate	219,212
Graduate	27,063
Acceptance Rate	65.66%
Test Scores	1,061 SAT, 24 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	14.56 to 1

South Carolina Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

Next table lists South Carolina Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the South Carolina college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 South Carolina Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Clemson University Public, 4 yearsClemson, SC	$38,550 ($15,558)	$8,551	24,951	51%	1,315 SAT 30 ACT	16 to 1
2	University of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$33,928 ($12,688)	$6,499	34,795	69%	1,275 SAT 28 ACT	17 to 1
3	Furman University Private, 4 yearsGreenville, SC	$50,844	$32,813	2,947	57%	1,330 SAT 30 ACT	10 to 1
4	Wofford College Private, 4 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$45,710	$30,372	1,666	60%	1,270 SAT 28 ACT	11 to 1
5	Columbia International UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$24,000	$13,909	1,048	48%	1,035 SAT 22 ACT	15 to 1
6	North Greenville University Private, 4 yearsTigerville, SC	$21,120	$14,218	2,578	63%	1,055 SAT 24 ACT	14 to 1
7	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Public, 4 yearsCharleston, SC	$35,876 ($12,620)	$11,878	3,763	75%	1,140 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
8	Anderson University Private, 4 yearsAnderson, SC	$29,230	$17,232	3,429	69%	1,035 SAT 23 ACT	15 to 1
9	College of Charleston Public, 4 yearsCharleston, SC	$33,269 ($12,939)	$9,584	10,783	78%	1,170 SAT 25 ACT	15 to 1
10	Converse College Private, 4 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$19,890	$12,410	1,380	89%	1,115 SAT 19 ACT	12 to 1
11	Coker University Private, 4 yearsHartsville, SC	$30,196	$17,459	1,280	63%	1,065 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
12	Winthrop University Public, 4 yearsRock Hill, SC	$30,136 ($15,806)	$11,380	5,813	69%	1,055 SAT 21 ACT	14 to 1
13	Coastal Carolina University Public, 4 yearsConway, SC	$27,394 ($11,640)	$8,208	10,641	69%	1,090 SAT 22 ACT	16 to 1
14	Charleston Southern University Private, 4 yearsCharleston, SC	$26,040	$16,189	3,414	50%	1,110 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
15	Southern Wesleyan University Private, 4 yearsCentral, SC	$25,516	$13,793	1,551	35%	1,051 SAT 20 ACT	14 to 1
16	University of South Carolina Beaufort Public, 4 yearsBluffton, SC	$21,776 ($10,730)	$6,343	2,116	63%	1,015 SAT 20 ACT	16 to 1
17	Presbyterian College Private, 4 yearsClinton, SC	$39,160	$31,856	1,330	75%	1,115 SAT 23 ACT	11 to 1
18	South Carolina State University Public, 4 yearsOrangeburg, SC	$21,750 ($11,060)	$8,967	3,022	66%	915 SAT 16 ACT	16 to 1
19	Francis Marion University Public, 4 yearsFlorence, SC	$21,544 ($11,160)	$9,206	3,940	68%	1,005 SAT 19 ACT	15 to 1
20	Bob Jones University Private, 4 yearsGreenville, SC	$19,141	$9,993	3,005	-	1,073 SAT 70 ACT	12 to 1
21	Columbia College Private, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$18,425	$11,251	1,276	97%	1,035 SAT 57 ACT	11 to 1
22	South University-ColumbiaPrivate, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$17,014	$6,112	983	-	-	10 to 1
23	Allen University Private, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$13,340	$8,625	743	53%	-	16 to 1
-	Remington College-Columbia CampusPrivate, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC	$21,045	$4,092	190	-	-	20 to 1
-	University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Public, 2-4 yearsAllendale, SC	$18,238 ($7,558)	$4,118	927	73%	920 SAT 16 ACT	16 to 1
-	ITT Technical Institute-ColumbiaPrivate, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	-	-	-	-	-	15 to 1
-	American College of the Building ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsCharleston, SC	$20,572	-	-	-	- 18 ACT	-
-	Morris College Private, 4 yearsSumter, SC	$14,326	$8,369	649	-	-	15 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg Private, Less than 2 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$7,900	$3,785	126	-	-	20 to 1
-	Barber Tech Academy Private, Less than 2 yearsOrangeburg, SC	$17,250	$6,183	47	-	-	11 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC	$17,300	$4,257	130	-	-	20 to 1
-	Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 yearsCharleston, SC	$25,240	$4,474	671	-	-	18 to 1
-	Virginia College-FlorencePrivate, 2-4 yearsFlorence, SC	$15,550	-	345	-	-	12 to 1
-	Trident Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsCharleston, SC	$8,690 ($5,143)	$5,141	12,148	-	-	20 to 1
-	ITT Technical Institute-GreenvillePrivate, 4 yearsGreenville, SC	-	-	-	-	-	14 to 1
-	Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2 yearsNorth Charleston, SC	$16,336	$4,934	199	-	-	15 to 1
-	Fortis College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC	$14,920	$4,533	382	-	-	14 to 1
-	Spartanburg Methodist College Private, 2-4 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$17,110	$14,778	869	61%	919 SAT 17 ACT	20 to 1
-	Aiken School of Cosmetology and BarberingPrivate, Less than 2 yearsAiken, SC	$16,000	$4,939	65	-	-	17 to 1
-	University of South Carolina-UnionPublic, 2-4 yearsUnion, SC	$18,238 ($7,558)	$3,064	1,093	92%	868 SAT 16 ACT	18 to 1
-	Virginia College-GreenvillePrivate, 2-4 yearsGreenville, SC	$15,800	-	355	-	-	9 to 1
-	International Diving Institute Private, Less than 2 yearsNorth Charleston, SC	$21,250	$9,139	91	-	-	15 to 1
-	Technical College of the Lowcountry Public, 2-4 yearsBeaufort, SC	$10,396 ($5,452)	$6,920	2,247	-	-	14 to 1
-	W L Bonner College Private, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$5,416	-	13	-	-	13 to 1
-	Limestone College Private, 4 yearsGaffney, SC	$26,300	$10,488	2,442	51%	1,065 SAT 21 ACT	13 to 1
-	LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc Private, Less than 2 yearsCamden, SC	$14,000	$3,490	29	-	-	15 to 1
-	Arclabs Private, Less than 2 yearsPiedmont, SC	$15,800	$6,973	452	-	-	16 to 1
-	Greenville Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsGreenville, SC	$9,410 ($5,186)	$3,573	10,864	-	-	15 to 1
-	Strand College of Hair Design Private, Less than 2 yearsMyrtle Beach, SC	$15,000	$4,336	74	-	-	20 to 1
-	ITT Technical Institute-Myrtle BeachPrivate, 4 yearsMyrtle Beach, SC	-	-	-	-	-	10 to 1
-	Central Carolina Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsSumter, SC	$8,753 ($6,402)	$3,898	3,550	-	-	16 to 1
-	York Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsRock Hill, SC	$10,309 ($5,365)	$4,081	4,253	-	-	17 to 1
-	Virginia College-SpartanburgPrivate, 2-4 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$15,800	-	274	-	-	8 to 1
-	Erskine College Private, 4 yearsDue West, SC	$36,535	$16,778	693	70%	1,025 SAT 20 ACT	12 to 1
-	Strayer University-South CarolinaPrivate, 4 yearsGreenville, SC	$13,515	$4,583	2,687	-	-	46 to 1
-	Brown Mackie College-GreenvillePrivate, 4 yearsGreenville, SC	$12,492	-	285	-	-	5 to 1
-	Northeastern Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsCheraw, SC	$7,350 ($4,734)	$3,705	1,275	-	-	19 to 1
-	University of South Carolina-Lancaster Public, 2-4 yearsLancaster, SC	$18,238 ($7,558)	$3,345	1,523	82%	1,005 SAT 18 ACT	14 to 1
-	The Art Institute of CharlestonPrivate, 4 yearsCharleston, SC	$17,590	-	316	-	-	14 to 1
-	Southeastern Esthetics Institute Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC	$9,500	$3,347	119	-	-	20 to 1
-	Piedmont Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsGreenwood, SC	$6,593 ($5,315)	$4,282	4,491	-	-	16 to 1
-	Midlands Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsWest Columbia, SC	$13,812 ($5,916)	$3,778	9,892	-	-	18 to 1
-	Centura College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC	$15,887	$5,350	60	-	-	-
-	B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC	$16,650	$4,874	23	-	-	9 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta Private, Less than 2 yearsNorth Augusta, SC	$17,300	$4,780	107	-	-	20 to 1
-	Centura College-North CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2 yearsCharlston, SC	$15,887	-	-	-	-	2 to 1
-	Columbia Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2 yearsWest Columbia, SC	$18,075	-	32	-	-	10 to 1
-	Forrest College Private, 2-4 yearsAnderson, SC	$10,740	$5,957	67	-	-	11 to 1
-	Tri-County Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsPendleton, SC	$10,040 ($5,792)	$4,841	6,082	-	-	19 to 1
-	Academy of Hair Technology Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC	$14,000	$3,636	77	-	-	10 to 1
-	Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC	$16,332	$5,350	228	-	-	15 to 1
-	Williamsburg Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsKingstree, SC	$8,400 ($4,608)	$2,934	737	-	-	12 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2 yearsFlorence, SC	$17,300	$4,677	157	-	-	20 to 1
-	Sherman College of ChiropracticPrivate, 4 yearsSpartanburg, SC	-	-	421	-	-	-
-	Academy for Careers and TechnologyPublic, Less than 2 yearsMullins, SC	$6,300	$3,503	41	-	-	10 to 1
-	Claflin University Private, 4 yearsOrangeburg, SC	$17,192	$13,125	2,172	55%	940 SAT 17 ACT	14 to 1
-	University of South Carolina-Sumter Public, 2-4 yearsSumter, SC	$18,238 ($7,558)	$4,456	1,110	82%	1,015 SAT 18 ACT	15 to 1
-	Charleston School of LawPrivate, 4 yearsCharleston, SC	$41,099	-	627	-	-	-
-	Vski Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2 yearsCharleston, SC	$15,600	-	-	-	-	-
-	Charleston Cosmetology Institute Private, Less than 2 yearsCharleston, SC	$17,500	$1,880	202	-	-	10 to 1
-	University of South Carolina Aiken Public, 4 yearsAiken, SC	$21,218 ($10,760)	$6,168	3,699	56%	1,050 SAT 20 ACT	14 to 1
-	Newberry College Private, 4 yearsNewberry, SC	$27,400	$20,249	1,208	66%	1,020 SAT 19 ACT	13 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC	$7,900	$3,955	106	-	-	20 to 1
-	Construction Training Center Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC	$11,710	$5,851	22	-	-	10 to 1
-	Lander University Public, 4 yearsGreenwood, SC	$21,300 ($11,700)	$9,444	3,044	43%	1,035 SAT 20 ACT	16 to 1
-	Southeastern Institute-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 yearsNorth Charleston, SC	$19,019	$4,232	133	-	-	9 to 1
-	Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC	$16,324	$4,269	171	-	-	15 to 1
-	Voorhees College Private, 4 yearsDenmark, SC	$12,630	$9,811	491	65%	-	14 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill Private, Less than 2 yearsRock Hill, SC	$7,900	$4,143	106	-	-	20 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC	$17,300	$4,324	161	-	-	20 to 1
-	Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-ConwayPrivate, 2-4 yearsConway, SC	$25,240	$3,759	1,342	-	-	20 to 1
-	Denmark Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsDenmark, SC	$11,055 ($5,647)	$4,386	489	-	-	12 to 1
-	Spartanburg Community College Public, 2-4 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$9,582 ($5,886)	$5,119	4,534	-	-	16 to 1
-	Virginia College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC	$15,800	-	404	-	-	12 to 1
-	Clinton College Private, 4 yearsRock Hill, SC	$10,020	$3,033	193	-	-	15 to 1
-	Virginia College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 yearsNorth Charleston, SC	$15,550	-	388	-	-	16 to 1
-	Charzanne Beauty College Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenwood, SC	$16,500	$3,783	47	-	-	15 to 1
-	Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekPrivate, Less than 2 yearsGoose Creek, SC	$7,900	$4,222	116	-	-	20 to 1
-	Benedict College Private, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$16,880	$11,565	2,165	77%	925 SAT 17 ACT	17 to 1
-	Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsOrangeburg, SC	$7,370 ($5,594)	$3,727	2,387	-	-	15 to 1
-	University of Phoenix-South CarolinaPrivate, 4 yearsColumbia, SC	$11,973	$2,773	11	-	-	6 to 1
-	Aiken Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsGraniteville, SC	$6,880 ($5,186)	$3,626	2,267	-	-	13 to 1
-	Medical University of South Carolina Public, 4 yearsCharleston, SC	$24,840 ($17,122)	$9,111	2,944	-	-	10 to 1
-	Southeastern Institute-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC	$19,019	$3,838	95	-	-	10 to 1
-	Top of the Line Barber College Private, Less than 2 yearsCharleston, SC	$18,475	$4,479	23	-	-	3 to 1
-	Horry-Georgetown Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsConway, SC	$8,620 ($5,356)	$3,900	6,788	-	-	24 to 1
-	Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach Private, 2-4 yearsMyrtle Beach, SC	$37,402	-	160	-	-	22 to 1
-	Palmetto Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$17,600	$3,922	27	-	-	15 to 1
-	Sumter Beauty College Private, Less than 2 yearsSumter, SC	$11,100	$3,201	19	-	-	5 to 1
-	Cosmetic Arts InstitutePrivate, Less than 2 yearsWalterboro, SC	$17,000	$4,053	15	-	-	10 to 1
-	Florence-Darlington Technical College Public, 2-4 yearsFlorence, SC	$6,908 ($5,036)	$6,690	4,182	-	-	16 to 1
-	ITT Technical Institute-North CharlestonPrivate, 4 yearsNorth Charleston, SC	-	-	-	-	-	15 to 1
-	University of South Carolina-UpstatePublic, 4 yearsSpartanburg, SC	$23,060 ($11,558)	$6,939	6,175	58%	1,015 SAT 20 ACT	16 to 1
	Average	$18,282 ($8,485)	$7,576	246,275	65.66%	1,061 SAT 23.60 ACT	14.56 to 1