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Colleges in South Carolina - Acceptance Rates, Costs & Salaries

81 colleges in South Carolina with acceptance rates, net prices, SAT scores and graduate salaries. Compare the largest institutions side by side.

Colleges in South Carolina: Costs, Admission Rates & Salaries

81 institutions tracked in South Carolina. Average net price across the state is $16,700/year, the average admission rate is 75%, and the strongest graduate earnings reach $96,122. The largest 86 colleges are listed below with real College Scorecard data.

CollegeCitySizeAcceptanceNet priceSalary (10yr)
College of CharlestonCharleston10,55860%$18,177$63,018
Trident Technical CollegeCharleston10,512——$42,433
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway10,37775%$15,287$54,702
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville8,916—$10,029$43,434
Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia7,564—$5,745$41,737
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway6,274—$787$40,257
Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton5,071—$12,368$46,048
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg5,006—$2,954$40,504
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg4,03867%$15,680$53,988
Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood3,977—$4,747$38,504
York Technical CollegeRock Hill3,816—$4,979$42,244
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill3,52379%$16,375$49,727
Lander UniversityGreenwood3,39781%$16,659$45,360
Anderson UniversityAnderson3,18355%$24,068$51,191
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence3,055—$6,944$34,558
University of South Carolina AikenAiken2,96279%$14,565$51,703
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg2,93483%$18,030$41,531
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston2,89396%$20,661$52,265
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston2,70523%$22,019$82,609
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence2,62886%$10,890$47,527
Furman UniversityGreenville2,37943%$31,764$70,201
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter2,163—$1,232$37,047
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton2,05273%$20,646$51,424
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville2,005—$14,632$49,158
Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville1,925—$5,543$41,119
Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville1,868—$22,593$44,016
North Greenville UniversityTigerville1,81967%$22,235$47,090
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg1,81652%$23,144$76,744
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg1,70665%$16,532$44,351
Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort1,679—$16,785$39,721
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg1,539—$6,267$40,970
Benedict CollegeColumbia1,53696%$17,734$36,562
Newberry CollegeNewberry1,47990%$22,104$51,404
Columbia CollegeColumbia1,34394%$21,611$46,266
Converse UniversitySpartanburg1,17368%$23,526$45,726
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg1,11678%$9,138$45,693
Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw921—$9,484$34,268
Presbyterian CollegeClinton85268%$20,154$61,828
Coker UniversityHartsville84094%$24,908$45,746
Erskine CollegeDue West76663%$19,826$53,830
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral747100%$16,041$48,710
ArclabsPiedmont744—$28,727—
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach743—$27,421$69,188
Columbia International UniversityColumbia71694%$18,951$44,657
University of South Carolina-SumterSumter71674%$11,119$44,967
University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster66883%$10,750$43,525
Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia582—$26,416$40,843
Allen UniversityColumbia57673%$13,432$32,754
Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark519—$18,131$26,471
South University-ColumbiaColumbia450—$25,119$39,314
Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstree448—$3,532$35,631
Voorhees UniversityDenmark440—$16,674$36,292
Morris CollegeSumter383—$22,920$37,276
Southeastern Esthetics InstituteElgin358—$16,051—
Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston303——$96,122
University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale27176%$10,749$36,377
University of South Carolina-UnionUnion27062%$10,545$42,930
Southeastern College-ColumbiaColumbia26797%$34,183$30,643
Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonNorth Charleston264—$18,287$32,129
Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaWest Columbia256—$22,941$32,129
Southeastern College-CharlestonNorth Charleston22598%$32,853$38,999
Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvilleGreenville196—$15,592$32,129
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock HillRock Hill181—$16,385$28,197
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorenceFlorence172—$19,805$28,393
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-GreenvilleGreenville157—$18,172$28,197
American College of the Building ArtsCharleston15544%$34,661—
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekGoose Creek152—$13,770$29,013
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-ColumbiaWest Columbia127—$14,672$29,013
Clinton CollegeRock Hill126—$24,037$32,353
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North AugustaNorth Augusta118—$18,257$28,393
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-SpartanburgSpartanburg113—$14,988$29,013
Charleston Cosmetology InstituteCharleston100—$17,285$26,518
Strand College of Hair DesignMyrtle Beach70—$8,871$22,051
Barber Tech AcademyOrangeburg59—$35,299—
Academy of Hair TechnologyGreenville58—$11,409$34,931
Barber Tech Academy-ColumbiaColumbia51—$26,939—
Top of the Line Barber CollegeCharleston45—$24,269—
Academy for Careers and TechnologyMullins37—$8,995$45,829
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology IncCamden33—$17,735$21,617
Vski Cosmetology SchoolCharleston31—$8,906—
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber CollegeKingstree7—$27,020—
Sherman College of ChiropracticBoiling SpringsN/A———
Charleston School of LawCharlestonN/A———
ECPI University-GreenvilleGreenvilleN/A——$49,806
ECPI University-CharlestonNorth CharlestonN/A——$49,806
ECPI University-ColumbiaColumbiaN/A——$49,806

Choosing a college in South Carolina

Start with net price rather than sticker tuition, then compare graduate earnings in your intended field. In-state public universities usually offer the lowest net price for state residents; private institutions can compete through generous aid packages. Use the College Finder to filter by your annual budget, or model the payoff in the Degree ROI Simulator.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. US Colleges in South Carolina - snapshot data, verify current figures on official sites.