Colleges
Colleges in South Carolina
84 colleges and universities in South Carolina that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in South Carolina, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): Francis Marion University (4.4×), Citadel Military College of South Carolina (3.8×), Clemson University (3.6×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public | 29,820 | $22,197 | 79% | $69,024 | $20,500 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | Public | 23,300 | $22,032 | 88% | $79,064 | $19,500 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | Public | 10,558 | $18,177 | 65% | $63,018 | $20,500 |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public | 10,512 | — | 32% | $42,433 | $10,808 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public | 10,377 | $15,287 | 54% | $54,702 | $22,312 |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | 8,916 | $10,029 | 17% | $43,434 | $15,533 |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public | 7,564 | $5,745 | 14% | $41,737 | $10,812 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public | 6,274 | $787 | 34% | $40,257 | $13,464 |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public | 5,071 | $12,368 | 40% | $46,048 | $9,350 |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public | 5,006 | $2,954 | 31% | $40,504 | $8,811 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public | 4,038 | $15,680 | 43% | $53,988 | $21,234 |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public | 3,977 | $4,747 | 33% | $38,504 | $19,000 |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public | 3,816 | $4,979 | 38% | $42,244 | $5,750 |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public | 3,523 | $16,375 | 52% | $49,727 | $25,500 |
| Lander University | Greenwood | Public | 3,397 | $16,659 | 50% | $45,360 | $21,847 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit | 3,183 | $24,068 | 72% | $51,191 | $21,500 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public | 3,055 | $6,944 | 32% | $34,558 | $9,500 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public | 2,962 | $14,565 | 44% | $51,703 | $22,132 |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public | 2,934 | $18,030 | 32% | $41,531 | $26,964 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private nonprofit | 2,893 | $20,661 | 50% | $52,265 | $22,500 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public | 2,705 | $22,019 | 79% | $82,609 | $18,500 |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | Public | 2,628 | $10,890 | 38% | $47,527 | $25,000 |
| Furman University | Greenville | Private nonprofit | 2,379 | $31,764 | 74% | $70,201 | $21,500 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public | 2,163 | $1,232 | 30% | $37,047 | $12,775 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public | 2,052 | $20,646 | 39% | $51,424 | $21,930 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit | 2,005 | $14,632 | 71% | $49,158 | $15,750 |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | Public | 1,925 | $5,543 | 27% | $41,119 | $15,650 |
| Strayer University-South Carolina | Greenville | Private for-profit | 1,868 | $22,593 | 33% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit | 1,819 | $22,235 | 54% | $47,090 | $21,500 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit | 1,816 | $23,144 | 80% | $76,744 | $25,000 |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit | 1,706 | $16,532 | 47% | $44,351 | $27,000 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public | 1,679 | $16,785 | 24% | $39,721 | $10,500 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public | 1,539 | $6,267 | 38% | $40,970 | $14,493 |
| Benedict College | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 1,536 | $17,734 | 43% | $36,562 | $27,000 |
| Newberry College | Newberry | Private nonprofit | 1,479 | $22,104 | 42% | $51,404 | $22,500 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 1,343 | $21,611 | 41% | $46,266 | $21,944 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit | 1,173 | $23,526 | 44% | $45,726 | $24,500 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit | 1,116 | $9,138 | 44% | $45,693 | $12,000 |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Public | 921 | $9,484 | 44% | $34,268 | — |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | Private nonprofit | 852 | $20,154 | 52% | $61,828 | $23,250 |
| Coker University | Hartsville | Private nonprofit | 840 | $24,908 | 36% | $45,746 | $23,111 |
| Erskine College | Due West | Private nonprofit | 766 | $19,826 | 34% | $53,830 | $26,000 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | Private nonprofit | 747 | $16,041 | 52% | $48,710 | $24,194 |
| Arclabs | Piedmont | Private for-profit | 744 | $28,727 | 79% | — | $8,945 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | Private for-profit | 743 | $27,421 | 47% | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 716 | $18,951 | 50% | $44,657 | $21,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | Public | 716 | $11,119 | 39% | $44,967 | $8,609 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | Public | 668 | $10,750 | 26% | $43,525 | $9,277 |
| Fortis College-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | 582 | $26,416 | 52% | $40,843 | $12,667 |
| Allen University | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 576 | $13,432 | 25% | $32,754 | $29,000 |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Public | 519 | $18,131 | 24% | $26,471 | $6,500 |
| South University-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | 450 | $25,119 | 6% | $39,314 | $26,417 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | Public | 448 | $3,532 | 26% | $35,631 | — |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | Private nonprofit | 440 | $16,674 | 25% | $36,292 | $16,904 |
| Morris College | Sumter | Private nonprofit | 383 | $22,920 | 22% | $37,276 | $25,150 |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | Elgin | Private for-profit | 358 | $16,051 | 86% | — | $6,333 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | Public | 303 | — | — | $96,122 | $14,650 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | Public | 271 | $10,749 | 30% | $36,377 | $10,250 |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | Public | 270 | $10,545 | 58% | $42,930 | $11,000 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | 267 | $34,183 | 85% | $30,643 | $15,072 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston | North Charleston | Private for-profit | 264 | $18,287 | 79% | $32,129 | $9,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | West Columbia | Private for-profit | 256 | $22,941 | 83% | $32,129 | $9,500 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | Private for-profit | 225 | $32,853 | 73% | $38,999 | $9,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | Greenville | Private for-profit | 196 | $15,592 | 67% | $32,129 | $9,500 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Rock Hill | Private for-profit | 181 | $16,385 | 88% | $28,197 | $6,109 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | Florence | Private for-profit | 172 | $19,805 | 74% | $28,393 | $7,382 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | Greenville | Private for-profit | 157 | $18,172 | 78% | $28,197 | $6,109 |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston | Private nonprofit | 155 | $34,661 | 72% | — | $27,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | Goose Creek | Private for-profit | 152 | $13,770 | 78% | $29,013 | $6,260 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | West Columbia | Private for-profit | 127 | $14,672 | 73% | $29,013 | $6,260 |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | Private nonprofit | 126 | $24,037 | 68% | $32,353 | $29,500 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | North Augusta | Private for-profit | 118 | $18,257 | 78% | $28,393 | $7,382 |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston | Private for-profit | 100 | $17,285 | 65% | $26,518 | $7,390 |
| Strand College of Hair Design | Myrtle Beach | Private for-profit | 70 | $8,871 | 77% | $22,051 | — |
| Barber Tech Academy | Orangeburg | Private for-profit | 59 | $35,299 | 17% | — | $13,000 |
| Academy of Hair Technology | Greenville | Private for-profit | 58 | $11,409 | 100% | $34,931 | $3,550 |
| Barber Tech Academy-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | 51 | $26,939 | — | — | $13,000 |
| Top of the Line Barber College | Charleston | Private for-profit | 45 | $24,269 | 21% | — | $16,500 |
| Academy for Careers and Technology | Mullins | Public | 37 | $8,995 | 80% | $45,829 | — |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | Camden | Private for-profit | 33 | $17,735 | 58% | $21,617 | — |
| Vski Cosmetology School | Charleston | Private nonprofit | 31 | $8,906 | 92% | — | — |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Kingstree | Private for-profit | 7 | $27,020 | 100% | — | — |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charleston School of Law | Charleston | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
