How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for South Carolina Private Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of South Carolina Private Colleges is 68.84%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 1.4%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of South Carolina Private Colleges has increased by 9.18% from 59.66% to 68.84%. Of the 19 South Carolina Private Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 10 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 9 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at South Carolina Private Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for South Carolina Private Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at South Carolina Private Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Allen UniversityColumbia, SC-53.27%64.58%
11.32%
56.63%
7.95%
43.36%
13.28%
9.91%
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC62.29%68.73%
6.45%
59.20%
9.53%
50.29%
8.91%
45.39%
4.9%
16.9%
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC52.05%49.65%
2.41%
53.79%
4.14%
57.21%
3.42%
86.75%
29.54%
34.7%
Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC-76.77%72.59%
4.18%
85.51%
12.92%
67.78%
17.73%
8.99%
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC53.64%35.03%
18.61%
55.75%
20.72%
56.61%
0.86%
51.18%
5.43%
2.46%
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC56.40%55.20%
1.19%
65.13%
9.93%
62.47%
2.67%
78.00%
15.53%
21.6%
Coker UniversityHartsville, SC62.55%63.29%
0.74%
93.06%
29.77%
97.63%
4.57%
94.08%
3.55%
31.53%
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC33.39%47.92%
14.53%
50.67%
2.75%
45.63%
5.04%
48.22%
2.59%
14.83%
Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC95.90%96.57%
0.68%
97.07%
0.5%
98.59%
1.52%
98.12%
0.48%
2.22%
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC58.52%89.34%
30.82%
82.44%
6.9%
81.98%
0.46%
55.57%
26.41%
2.95%
Erskine CollegeDue West, SC58.24%69.65%
11.4%
60.00%
9.65%
62.67%
2.67%
53.25%
9.42%
4.99%
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC61.05%56.81%
4.24%
65.25%
8.44%
71.35%
6.11%
67.02%
4.33%
5.97%
Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC44.16%50.91%
6.75%
68.29%
17.37%
87.23%
18.94%
89.47%
2.24%
45.31%
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC66.34%62.75%
3.59%
56.59%
6.17%
57.41%
0.82%
75.31%
17.91%
8.97%
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC59.62%62.82%
3.2%
65.33%
2.51%
69.74%
4.4%
76.06%
6.32%
16.43%
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC68.85%75.48%
6.63%
70.83%
4.65%
70.98%
0.14%
59.39%
11.59%
9.46%
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC57.95%61.10%
3.16%
82.64%
21.54%
80.40%
2.25%
82.13%
1.74%
24.19%
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC63.58%59.83%
3.75%
53.00%
6.83%
52.45%
0.55%
60.18%
7.73%
3.4%
American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC-96.43%64.71%
31.72%
89.86%
25.15%
76.67%
13.19%
19.76%
Average59.66%64.82%
5.16%
67.42%
2.6%
70.24%
2.83%
68.84%
1.4%
9.18%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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