Colleges in South Carolina
87 colleges and universities in South Carolina: 36 four-year, 10 two-year and 41 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Bob Jones University ($14,632 a year after aid).
Four-year colleges and universities (36)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public | $22,197 | 60% | $69,024 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | Public | $22,032 | 38% | $79,064 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | Public | $18,177 | 60% | $63,018 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public | $15,287 | 75% | $54,702 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public | $15,680 | 67% | $53,988 |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public | $16,375 | 79% | $49,727 |
| Lander University | Greenwood | Public | $16,659 | 81% | $45,360 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit | $24,068 | 55% | $51,191 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public | $14,565 | 79% | $51,703 |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public | $18,030 | 83% | $41,531 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private nonprofit | $20,661 | 96% | $52,265 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public | $22,019 | 23% | $82,609 |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | Public | $10,890 | 86% | $47,527 |
| Furman University | Greenville | Private nonprofit | $31,764 | 43% | $70,201 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public | $20,646 | 73% | $51,424 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit | $14,632 | — | $49,158 |
| Strayer University-South Carolina | Greenville | Private for-profit | $22,593 | — | $44,016 |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit | $22,235 | 67% | $47,090 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit | $23,144 | 52% | $76,744 |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit | $16,532 | 65% | $44,351 |
| Benedict College | Columbia | Private nonprofit | $17,734 | 96% | $36,562 |
| Newberry College | Newberry | Private nonprofit | $22,104 | 90% | $51,404 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | Private nonprofit | $21,611 | 94% | $46,266 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit | $23,526 | 68% | $45,726 |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | Private nonprofit | $20,154 | 68% | $61,828 |
| Coker University | Hartsville | Private nonprofit | $24,908 | 94% | $45,746 |
| Erskine College | Due West | Private nonprofit | $19,826 | 63% | $53,830 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | Private nonprofit | $16,041 | 100% | $48,710 |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | Private nonprofit | $18,951 | 94% | $44,657 |
| Allen University | Columbia | Private nonprofit | $13,432 | 73% | $32,754 |
| South University-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | $25,119 | — | $39,314 |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | Private nonprofit | $16,674 | — | $36,292 |
| Morris College | Sumter | Private nonprofit | $22,920 | — | $37,276 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | Public | — | — | $96,122 |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston | Private nonprofit | $34,661 | 44% | — |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | Private nonprofit | $24,037 | — | $32,353 |
Two-year and community colleges (10)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public | $12,130 | — | $42,433 |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public | $5,745 | — | $41,737 |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | Public | $5,543 | — | $41,119 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public | $16,785 | — | $39,721 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit | $9,138 | 78% | $45,693 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | Private for-profit | $27,421 | — | $69,188 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | Public | $11,119 | 74% | $44,967 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | Public | $10,750 | 83% | $43,525 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | Public | $10,749 | 76% | $36,377 |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | Public | $10,545 | 62% | $42,930 |
Certificate, trade and graduate schools (41)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | $10,029 | — | $43,434 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public | $787 | — | $40,257 |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public | $12,368 | — | $46,048 |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public | $2,954 | — | $40,504 |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public | $4,747 | — | $38,504 |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public | $4,979 | — | $42,244 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public | $6,944 | — | $34,558 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public | $1,232 | — | $37,047 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public | $6,267 | — | $40,970 |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Public | $9,484 | — | $34,268 |
| Arclabs | Piedmont | Private for-profit | $28,727 | — | — |
| Fortis College-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | $26,416 | — | $40,843 |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Public | $18,131 | — | $26,471 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | Public | $3,532 | — | $35,631 |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | Elgin | Private for-profit | $16,051 | — | — |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | $34,183 | 97% | $30,643 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston | North Charleston | Private for-profit | $18,287 | — | $32,129 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | West Columbia | Private for-profit | $22,941 | — | $32,129 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | Private for-profit | $32,853 | 98% | $38,999 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | Greenville | Private for-profit | $15,592 | — | $32,129 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Rock Hill | Private for-profit | $16,385 | — | $28,197 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | Florence | Private for-profit | $19,805 | — | $28,393 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | Greenville | Private for-profit | $18,172 | — | $28,197 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | Goose Creek | Private for-profit | $13,770 | — | $29,013 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | West Columbia | Private for-profit | $14,672 | — | $29,013 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | North Augusta | Private for-profit | $18,257 | — | $28,393 |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston | Private for-profit | $17,285 | — | $26,518 |
| Strand College of Hair Design | Myrtle Beach | Private for-profit | $8,871 | — | $22,051 |
| Barber Tech Academy | Orangeburg | Private for-profit | $35,299 | — | — |
| Academy of Hair Technology | Greenville | Private for-profit | $11,409 | — | $34,931 |
| Barber Tech Academy-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | $26,939 | — | — |
| Top of the Line Barber College | Charleston | Private for-profit | $24,269 | — | — |
| Academy for Careers and Technology | Mullins | Public | $8,995 | — | $45,829 |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | Camden | Private for-profit | $17,735 | — | $21,617 |
| Vski Cosmetology School | Charleston | Private nonprofit | $8,906 | — | — |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Kingstree | Private for-profit | $27,020 | — | — |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Charleston School of Law | Charleston | Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| ECPI University-Greenville | Greenville | Private for-profit | — | — | $49,806 |
| ECPI University-Charleston | North Charleston | Private for-profit | — | — | $49,806 |
| ECPI University-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | — | — | $49,806 |