2022 South Carolina Average Tuition

100 colleges are active and serve 238,167 students in South Carolina. In 13 four-year public schools, the 2022 average tuition & fees is $12,709 for state residents and $27,406 for out of state students. In 32 private four-year colleges, the average tuition is $22,805. The 2022 average tuition & fees over 28 community colleges in South Carolina is $5,417 for residents and $8,347 for out of state students.

Most & Best State

Highest Tuition (Public)
Clemson $38,550 Citadel $35,826 C of Charleston $34,438
Highest Tuition (Private)
Furman $53,372 Wofford $49,550PC $41,080
Lowest Acceptance Rate
Columbia International 45.63% Clemson 49.22% AU 50.29%
Highest SAT Scores
Furman 1,331 Clemson 1,320 Wofford 1,258
Most Students
South Carolina 35,470 Clemson 26,406 C of Charleston 10,384
Lowest Students per Faculty
W L Bonner 3 to 1 Clinton 6 to 1 MUSC 6 to 1

South Carolina Colleges Statistics By School Type

Number of Schools45 Schools
Public13
Private32
Graduate Programs Offered33 Schools
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
Public$12,709 In-State, $27,406 Out-of-State
Private$22,805 Out-of-State
Graduate Tuition & Fees
Public$13,116 In-State, $25,424 Out-of-State
Private$14,792 Out-of-State
Population156,178 Students
Undergraduate126,775
Graduate29,403
Men64,625
Women91,553
Acceptance Rate71.88%
SAT Score1,111
Graduation Rate49.86%
Students to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
Number of Schools28 Schools
Public20
Private8
Tuition & Fees
Public$5,417 In-State, $8,347 Out-of-State
Private$18,984 Out-of-State
Population78,979 Students
Men28,891
Women49,961
Graduation Rate33.12%
Students to Faculty Ratio17 to 1
Number of Schools27 Schools
Public1
Private26
Tuition & Fees
Public$6,300 In-State, $6,300 Out-of-State
Private$14,618 Out-of-State
Population3,010 Students
Men711
Women2,272
Graduation Rate62.38%
Students to Faculty Ratio16 to 1

Compare Tuition & Admission Statistics between South Carolina Colleges

The next table list all colleges located in South Carolinawith tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table other than ranking by clicking/touching the column name of the table.

Highest Tuition Lowest Acceptance Rate Highest SAT Scores Most Students
School Name TypeUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance Rate SAT ScoresEnrollmentStudents to Faculty
Aiken Technical College
Graniteville
Public $5,306
($4,946)
- - 1,925 11 to 1
Allen University
Columbia
Private $13,340 $8,900 56.63% - 705 15 to 1
Anderson University
Anderson
Private $30,720 $11,643 50.29% - 3,848 16 to 1
Charleston Southern University
Charleston
Private $28,930 $5,085 57.21% 1,095 3,350 13 to 1
Technical College of the Lowcountry
Beaufort
Public $5,740
($5,140)
- - 2,119 19 to 1
Benedict College
Columbia
Private $17,200 85.51% - 1,731 18 to 1
Bob Jones University
Greenville
Private $20,950 $10,403 - - 3,029 12 to 1
Southern Wesleyan University
Central
Private $26,498 $13,726 56.61% 1,074 1,345 13 to 1
Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Charleston
Private $17,500 - - 126 15 to 1
College of Charleston
Charleston
Public $34,438
($12,978)
$37,836
($14,230)
76.11% 1,185 10,384 15 to 1
Charzanne Beauty College
Greenwood
Private $16,500 - - 38 11 to 1
Northeastern Technical College
Cheraw
Public $5,186
($4,974)
- - 1,465 16 to 1
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston
Public $35,826
($12,570)
$18,540
($10,890)
86.40% - 3,740 12 to 1
Claflin University
Orangeburg
Private $17,046 $12,035 62.47% - 2,048 13 to 1
Clemson University
Clemson
Public $38,550
($15,558)
$23,246
($11,796)
49.22% 1,320 26,406 16 to 1
Clinton College
Rock Hill
Private $10,020 - - 119 6 to 1
Coker University
Hartsville
Private $31,524 $18,876 97.63% 1,050 1,087 12 to 1
Columbia International University
Columbia
Private $25,590 $11,810 45.63% 1,038 2,098 15 to 1
Columbia College
Columbia
Private $20,880 $9,268 98.59% - 1,218 12 to 1
Converse College
Spartanburg
Private $19,850 $7,698 81.98% - 1,377 11 to 1
Denmark Technical College
Denmark
Public $11,592
($5,966)
- - 491 9 to 1
Erskine College
Due West
Private $36,510 $13,700 62.67% 1,035 943 15 to 1
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence
Public $4,870
($4,606)
- - 3,315 18 to 1
Forrest College
Anderson
Private $10,650 - - 67 11 to 1
Francis Marion University
Florence
Public $21,544
($11,160)
$22,000
($11,388)
86.13% 1,025 4,148 14 to 1
Furman University
Greenville
Private $53,372 $7,513 71.35% 1,331 2,567 9 to 1
Greenville Technical College
Greenville
Public $5,186
($4,778)
- - 10,536 14 to 1
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway
Public $5,356
($4,372)
- - 6,409 20 to 1
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
North Augusta
Private $17,300 - - 126 20 to 1
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia
Columbia
Private $17,300 - - 113 20 to 1
Lander University
Greenwood
Public $21,300
($11,700)
$9,910
($9,810)
69.05% 1,050 3,513 17 to 1
Limestone University
Gaffney
Private $26,300 $12,500 87.23% - 1,943 13 to 1
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Public $25,833
($16,947)
$25,673
($17,702)
- - 3,083 6 to 1
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia
Public $5,916
($4,788)
- - 8,794 19 to 1
Morris College
Sumter
Private $15,450 - - 395 12 to 1
Newberry College
Newberry
Private $28,250 57.41% 1,045 1,256 14 to 1
North Greenville University
Tigerville
Private $22,470 $12,220 69.74% 1,095 2,280 14 to 1
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Orangeburg
Public $5,714
($4,730)
- - 2,257 15 to 1
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood
Public $5,315
($4,547)
- - 4,712 17 to 1
Presbyterian College
Clinton
Private $41,080 $47,000 70.98% 1,115 1,309 12 to 1
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken
Public $21,218
($10,760)
$30,122
($14,096)
83.52% 1,065 3,944 17 to 1
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Bluffton
Public $21,776
($10,730)
83.72% - 2,006 15 to 1
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia
Public $33,928
($12,688)
$30,160
($14,134)
61.56% 1,255 35,470 18 to 1
University of South Carolina-Lancaster
Lancaster
Public $18,238
($7,558)
87.59% - 1,810 16 to 1
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
Allendale
Public $18,238
($7,558)
72.09% - 878 14 to 1
University of South Carolina-Sumter
Sumter
Public $18,238
($7,558)
83.78% - 1,387 15 to 1
University of South Carolina-Union
Union
Public $18,238
($7,558)
89.49% - 1,071 15 to 1
Coastal Carolina University
Conway
Public $27,394
($11,640)
$19,836
($10,764)
79.14% 1,110 10,118 17 to 1
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg
Public $21,750
($11,060)
$22,570
($11,460)
87.59% 925 2,339 14 to 1
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg
Public $22,545
($11,583)
$30,135
($14,109)
75.70% 1,050 6,038 16 to 1
Sherman College of Chiropractic
Spartanburg
Private - - - 423 -
Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg
Private $18,000 80.40% - 1,051 20 to 1
Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg
Public $6,030
($4,902)
- - 4,108 15 to 1
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter
Public $6,594
($5,715)
- - 2,885 14 to 1
Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton
Public $5,830
($4,448)
- - 5,582 18 to 1
Trident Technical College
Charleston
Public $5,143
($4,648)
- - 11,650 20 to 1
Voorhees College
Denmark
Private $12,630 - - 368 11 to 1
Williamsburg Technical College
Kingstree
Public $4,800
($4,488)
- - 635 12 to 1
Winthrop University
Rock Hill
Public $30,176
($15,846)
$30,342
($16,012)
63.90% 1,098 5,576 12 to 1
Wofford College
Spartanburg
Private $49,550 52.45% 1,258 1,764 12 to 1
York Technical College
Rock Hill
Public $5,410
($5,050)
- - 4,178 19 to 1
South University-Columbia
Columbia
Private $17,014 $16,320 - - 732 11 to 1
Academy of Hair Technology
Greenville
Private $6,000 - - 28 14 to 1
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill
Rock Hill
Private $8,100 - - 161 20 to 1
Strand College of Hair Design
Myrtle Beach
Private $15,000 - - 70 20 to 1
Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-Charleston
Charleston
Private $25,240 - - 309 28 to 1
Southeastern College-Charleston
North Charleston
Private $21,320 100.00% - 200 14 to 1
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc
Camden
Private $14,000 - - 26 17 to 1
Southeastern College-Columbia
Columbia
Private $21,320 100.00% - 193 16 to 1
Centura College-Columbia
Columbia
Private $15,887 - - 60 -
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg
Spartanburg
Private $8,100 - - 132 20 to 1
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia
Columbia
Private $8,100 - - 122 20 to 1
W L Bonner College
Columbia
Private $5,416 - - 21 3 to 1
Charleston School of Law
Charleston
Private - $43,374 - - 558 -
Remington College-Columbia Campus
Columbia
Private $21,210 - - 33 13 to 1
Academy for Careers and Technology
Mullins
Public $6,300
($6,300)
- - 58 10 to 1
Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering
Aiken
Private $16,000 - - 74 20 to 1
Strayer University-South Carolina
Greenville
Private $13,515 $15,135 - - 2,806 28 to 1
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
Florence
Private $17,300 - - 156 20 to 1
Fortis College-Columbia
Columbia
Private $14,216 - - 569 25 to 1
Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-Conway
Conway
Private $25,240 - - 323 30 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
West Columbia
Private $16,500 - - 199 15 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston
North Charleston
Private $16,500 - - 209 15 to 1
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville
Greenville
Private $17,300 - - 135 20 to 1
Palmetto Beauty School
Spartanburg
Private $17,600 - - 27 15 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville
Greenville
Private $16,500 - - 153 15 to 1
Arclabs
Piedmont
Private $16,400 - - 552 20 to 1
Top of the Line Barber College
Charleston
Private $18,475 - - 49 4 to 1
B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy
Greenville
Private $16,650 - - 30 9 to 1
Barber Tech Academy
Orangeburg
Private $16,825 - - 67 14 to 1
Construction Training Center
Columbia
Private $11,710 - - 19 10 to 1
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek
Goose Creek
Private $8,100 - - 157 20 to 1
Southeastern Esthetics Institute
Columbia
Private $9,500 - - 123 20 to 1
American College of the Building Arts
Charleston
Private $20,572 89.86% 1,120 93 6 to 1
Vski Cosmetology School
Charleston
Private $15,600 - - 27 5 to 1
ECPI University - Charleston
North Charleston
Private $17,479 - - - -
ECPI University - Columbia
Columbia
Private $17,479 - - - -
ECPI University - Greenville
Greenville
Private $17,479 - - - -
Strayer University-Charleston Campus
North Charleston
Private $13,515 - - - -
Strayer University-Columbia Campus
Columbia
Private $13,515 - - - -