South Carolina Colleges Statistics

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2023 South Carolina Colleges Statistics

In South Carolina State, there are 118 South Carolina Colleges - 34 public and 84 private schools. Among them, 116 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 34 schools have graduate programs. 66 South Carolina Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities in South Carolina. Total 241,181 students are attending South Carolina Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 13.96 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at South Carolina Colleges is $8,615 for South Carolina residents and $18,379 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $13,133 for South Carolina residents and $19,210 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for South Carolina Colleges.
South Carolina Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools118 schools
By Types34 public, 84 private
By Levels52 four(4) years
34 two but less than four years
32 less than two(2) years
By Categories4 National Universities
5 Liberal Arts Colleges
34 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
Undergraduate$8,615 South Carolina residents
$18,379 out-of-state
Graduate$13,133 South Carolina residents
$19,210 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid$8,641
Student Population241,181
Undergraduate210,441
Graduate30,740
Acceptance Rate74.85%
Test Scores1,111 SAT, 23 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio13.96 to 1

South Carolina Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

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2021-2022 South Carolina Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Clemson University
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Public, 4-yearsClemson, SC
$39,502
($15,558)
$11,808 27,34149% 1,320 SAT
30 ACT
16 to 1
2 University of South Carolina-Columbia
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Public, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$33,928
($12,688)
$6,864 35,47162% 1,255 SAT
29 ACT
18 to 1
3 Furman University
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Private, 4-yearsGreenville, SC
$55,772 $34,738 2,46371% 1,331 SAT
31 ACT
9 to 1
4 Wofford College
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Private, 4-yearsSpartanburg, SC
$51,530 $34,643 1,76552% 1,258 SAT
30 ACT
11 to 1
5 Columbia International University
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$26,840 $15,865 2,33846% 1,038 SAT
21 ACT
16 to 1
6 North Greenville University
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Private, 4-yearsTigerville, SC
$23,590 $17,287 2,27370% 1,095 SAT
22 ACT
11 to 1
7 Citadel Military College of South Carolina
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Public, 4-yearsCharleston, SC
$35,826
($12,570)
$12,410 3,69386% - 11 to 1
8 Anderson University
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Private, 4-yearsAnderson, SC
$31,720 $21,300 4,00850% - 16 to 1
9 College of Charleston
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Public, 4-yearsCharleston, SC
$35,798
($12,978)
$7,885 10,94176% 1,185 SAT
26 ACT
16 to 1
10 Converse University
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Private, 4-yearsSpartanburg, SC
$21,410 $14,319 1,44082% - 15 to 1
11 Coker University
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Private, 4-yearsHartsville, SC
$31,764 $22,850 1,28098% 1,050 SAT
20 ACT
12 to 1
12 Winthrop University
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Public, 4-yearsRock Hill, SC
$30,196
($15,866)
$11,657 5,17464% 1,098 SAT
23 ACT
12 to 1
13 Coastal Carolina University
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Public, 4-yearsConway, SC
$28,490
($11,640)
$9,998 10,47379% 1,110 SAT
23 ACT
17 to 1
14 Charleston Southern University
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Private, 4-yearsCharleston, SC
$29,990 $19,065 3,34157% 1,095 SAT
21 ACT
13 to 1
15 Southern Wesleyan University
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Private, 4-yearsCentral, SC
$27,820 $16,691 1,30057% 1,074 SAT
21 ACT
13 to 1
16 University of South Carolina Beaufort
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Public, 4-yearsBluffton, SC
$21,776
($10,730)
$7,246 2,03784% - 15 to 1
17 Presbyterian College
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Private, 4-yearsClinton, SC
$41,900 $34,151 1,23171% 1,115 SAT
23 ACT
11 to 1
18 South Carolina State University
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Public, 4-yearsOrangeburg, SC
$21,750
($11,060)
$8,162 2,37488% 925 SAT
17 ACT
15 to 1
19 Francis Marion University
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Public, 4-yearsFlorence, SC
$21,544
($11,160)
$9,203 3,92386% 1,025 SAT
19 ACT
13 to 1
20 Bob Jones University
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Private, 4-yearsGreenville, SC
$21,890 $12,757 3,155- - 12 to 1
21 Columbia College
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$22,050 $10,666 1,38999% - 11 to 1
22 South University-Columbia
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$17,014 $5,500 625- - 12 to 1
23 Allen University
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$13,422 $10,901 62157% - 15 to 1
- University of South Carolina Aiken
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Public, 4-yearsAiken, SC
$21,218
($10,760)
$6,398 3,86984% 1,065 SAT
20 ACT
16 to 1
- Fortis College-Columbia
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Private, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC
$14,872 $5,331 438- - 21 to 1
- Charleston Cosmetology Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCharleston, SC
$19,500 $2,342 116- - 15 to 1
- Columbia Academy of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWest Columbia, SC
$18,075 - 32- - 10 to 1
- University of South Carolina-Upstate
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Public, 4-yearsSpartanburg, SC
$22,545
($11,583)
$7,366 5,43876% 1,050 SAT
21 ACT
15 to 1
- Centura College-North Charleston
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCharlston, SC
$15,887 - -- - 2 to 1
- University of Phoenix-South Carolina
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$11,973 - 11- - 6 to 1
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek
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Private, Less than 2 yearsGoose Creek, SC
$8,150 $3,688 170- - 20 to 1
- Greenville Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsGreenville, SC
$10,202
($5,882)
$4,099 9,756- - 14 to 1
- Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAiken, SC
$16,000 $4,962 72- - 20 to 1
- Newberry College
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Private, 4-yearsNewberry, SC
$29,100 $22,845 1,24257% 1,045 SAT
19 ACT
13 to 1
- University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
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Public, 2-4 yearsAllendale, SC
$18,238
($7,558)
$4,389 83372% - 15 to 1
- ECPI University - Columbia
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$18,484 - -- - -
- Academy of Hair Technology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC
$6,000 $3,925 74- - 12 to 1
- Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWest Columbia, SC
$16,500 $4,543 206- - 15 to 1
- Southeastern College-Columbia
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Private, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC
$23,324 $4,688 185100% - 13 to 1
- Top of the Line Barber College
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCharleston, SC
$18,475 $4,677 56- - 6 to 1
- Erskine College
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Private, 4-yearsDue West, SC
$36,710 $33,852 82563% 1,035 SAT
20 ACT
15 to 1
- Central Carolina Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSumter, SC
$9,016
($6,594)
$4,506 2,640- - 12 to 1
- Virginia College-Greenville
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Private, 2-4 yearsGreenville, SC
$15,800 - 355- - 9 to 1
- ECPI University - Charleston
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Private, 4-yearsNorth Charleston, SC
$18,484 - -- - -
- Lander University
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Public, 4-yearsGreenwood, SC
$21,300
($11,700)
$10,304 3,82569% 1,050 SAT
21 ACT
16 to 1
- Williamsburg Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsKingstree, SC
$8,592
($4,800)
$3,687 530- - 7 to 1
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
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Private, Less than 2 yearsFlorence, SC
$17,766 $4,844 161- - 20 to 1
- Palmetto Beauty School
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSpartanburg, SC
$17,600 - 27- - 15 to 1
- Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach
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Private, 2-4 yearsMyrtle Beach, SC
$37,402 - 160- - 22 to 1
- W L Bonner College
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$5,416 - 21- - 3 to 1
- International Diving Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsNorth Charleston, SC
$21,250 $4,917 75- - 13 to 1
- Academy for Careers and Technology
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Public, Less than 2 yearsMullins, SC
$6,300 $4,499 48- - 10 to 1
- Morris College
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Private, 4-yearsSumter, SC
$15,758 $12,359 410- - 10 to 1
- Northeastern Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsCheraw, SC
$6,024 $3,581 1,717- - 15 to 1
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster
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Public, 2-4 yearsLancaster, SC
$18,238
($7,558)
$3,426 1,80988% - 16 to 1
- Cosmetic Arts Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWalterboro, SC
$17,000 - 15- - 10 to 1
- LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCamden, SC
$14,000 $4,745 32- - 11 to 1
- Arclabs
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Private, Less than 2 yearsPiedmont, SC
$17,900 $5,495 505- - 17 to 1
- Denmark Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsDenmark, SC
$11,742
($6,116)
$4,492 612- - 9 to 1
- Spartanburg Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSpartanburg, SC
$9,822
($6,030)
$6,832 6,097- - 20 to 1
- Charleston School of Law
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Private, 4-yearsCharleston, SC
- - 607- - -
- Vski Cosmetology School
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCharleston, SC
$15,600 $6,495 24- - 5 to 1
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia
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Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC
$17,766 $5,505 100- - 20 to 1
- Voorhees College
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Private, 4-yearsDenmark, SC
$12,630 $12,573 402- - 10 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-North Charleston
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Private, 4-yearsNorth Charleston, SC
- - -- - 15 to 1
- Piedmont Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsGreenwood, SC
$6,593
($5,315)
$4,967 4,491- - 15 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-Myrtle Beach
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Private, 4-yearsMyrtle Beach, SC
- - -- - 10 to 1
- Clinton College
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Private, 4-yearsRock Hill, SC
$10,516 $4,700 153- - 9 to 1
- Strayer University-Columbia Campus
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$13,515 - -- - -
- Strand College of Hair Design
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMyrtle Beach, SC
$15,000 $4,117 81- - 20 to 1
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia
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Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC
$8,150 $4,926 145- - 20 to 1
- Construction Training Center
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Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC
$11,710 $7,010 19- - 10 to 1
- Trident Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsCharleston, SC
$8,606
($5,059)
$6,205 11,286- - 19 to 1
- Remington College-Columbia Campus
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Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC
$21,210 $5,066 33- - 13 to 1
- Midlands Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWest Columbia, SC
$13,812
($5,916)
$3,972 8,702- - 17 to 1
- York Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRock Hill, SC
$10,824
($5,882)
$4,806 3,835- - 18 to 1
- Virginia College-Spartanburg
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Private, 2-4 yearsSpartanburg, SC
$15,800 - 274- - 8 to 1
- Charzanne Beauty College
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Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenwood, SC
$16,500 $3,869 39- - 15 to 1
- Southeastern College-Charleston
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Private, 2-4 yearsNorth Charleston, SC
$23,324 $5,603 210100% - 14 to 1
- Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville
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Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC
$16,500 $4,441 184- - 14 to 1
- Spartanburg Methodist College
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Private, 2-4 yearsSpartanburg, SC
$19,350 $15,410 1,04280% - 17 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-Columbia
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
- - -- - 15 to 1
- American College of the Building Arts
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Private, 4-yearsCharleston, SC
$20,572 $5,636 12190% 1,120 SAT
24 ACT
6 to 1
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
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Private, Less than 2 yearsNorth Augusta, SC
$17,766 $5,316 116- - 20 to 1
- Strayer University-South Carolina
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Private, 4-yearsGreenville, SC
$13,515 $5,029 1,936- - 27 to 1
- Benedict College
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, SC
$17,200 $13,751 1,90886% - 18 to 1
- Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsOrangeburg, SC
$7,970
($5,954)
$4,574 2,145- - 13 to 1
- University of South Carolina-Union
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Public, 2-4 yearsUnion, SC
$18,238
($7,558)
$2,942 1,24489% - 20 to 1
- Strayer University-Charleston Campus
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Private, 4-yearsNorth Charleston, SC
$13,515 - -- - -
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill
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Private, Less than 2 yearsRock Hill, SC
$8,150 $4,234 181- - 20 to 1
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville
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Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC
$17,766 $5,060 124- - 20 to 1
- Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSpartanburg, SC
$8,150 $4,355 141- - 20 to 1
- Barber Tech Academy
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Private, Less than 2 yearsOrangeburg, SC
$16,825 $6,044 72- - 13 to 1
- Forrest College
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Private, 2-4 yearsAnderson, SC
$10,650 $5,098 67- - 11 to 1
- Tri-County Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsPendleton, SC
$10,832
($5,936)
$6,466 5,617- - 19 to 1
- Brown Mackie College-Greenville
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Private, 4-yearsGreenville, SC
$12,492 - 285- - 5 to 1
- Aiken Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsGraniteville, SC
$6,880
($5,306)
$3,808 1,873- - 12 to 1
- Medical University of South Carolina
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Public, 4-yearsCharleston, SC
$29,509
($16,947)
$5,495 3,240- - 8 to 1
- Miller-Motte College-Conway
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Private, 2-4 yearsConway, SC
$25,240 $4,995 310- - 26 to 1
- Miller-Motte College-Charleston
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Private, 2-4 yearsCharleston, SC
$5,000 $5,102 240- - 16 to 1
- Virginia College-Florence
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Private, 2-4 yearsFlorence, SC
$15,550 - 345- - 12 to 1
- Sherman College of Chiropractic
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Private, 4-yearsSpartanburg, SC
- - 394- - -
- The Art Institute of Charleston
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Private, 4-yearsCharleston, SC
$17,590 - 316- - 14 to 1
- Southeastern Esthetics Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsColumbia, SC
$9,500 $3,331 289- - 20 to 1
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsConway, SC
$8,620
($5,356)
$4,763 6,416- - 20 to 1
- Virginia College-Columbia
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Private, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC
$15,800 - 404- - 12 to 1
- Technical College of the Lowcountry
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Public, 2-4 yearsBeaufort, SC
$11,020
($6,076)
$5,686 2,046- - 13 to 1
- Claflin University
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Private, 4-yearsOrangeburg, SC
$17,046 $12,207 1,86662% - 13 to 1
- University of South Carolina-Sumter
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Public, 2-4 yearsSumter, SC
$18,238
($7,558)
$3,441 1,41984% - 15 to 1
- ECPI University - Greenville
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Private, 4-yearsGreenville, SC
$18,484 - -- - -
- ITT Technical Institute-Greenville
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Private, 4-yearsGreenville, SC
- - -- - 14 to 1
- Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston
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Private, Less than 2 yearsNorth Charleston, SC
$16,500 $4,446 233- - 14 to 1
- Centura College-Columbia
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Private, 2-4 yearsColumbia, SC
$15,887 - 60- - -
- B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy
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Private, Less than 2 yearsGreenville, SC
$16,650 $5,073 16- - 7 to 1
- Florence-Darlington Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsFlorence, SC
$6,772
($4,900)
$6,340 2,861- - 16 to 1
- Sumter Beauty College
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSumter, SC
$11,100 $5,077 23- - 6 to 1
- Virginia College-Charleston
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Private, 2-4 yearsNorth Charleston, SC
$15,550 - 388- - 16 to 1
- Limestone University
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Private, 4-yearsGaffney, SC
$26,300 $14,310 1,84087% - 13 to 1
Average$18,379
($8,615)
$8,641 241,18174.85% 1,111 SAT 13.96 to 1
*South Carolina college ranking
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South Carolina Best Colleges

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1. Clemson UniversityPublic, 4-yearsClemson, SC

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2. University of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic, 4-yearsColumbia, SC

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3. Furman UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsGreenville, SC

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4. Wofford CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSpartanburg, SC

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5. Columbia International UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsColumbia, SC

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6. North Greenville UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsTigerville, SC

All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022