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

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of South Carolina Colleges is 71.16%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.99%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of South Carolina Colleges has increased by 10.7% from 60.47% to 71.16%. Of the 31 South Carolina Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 20 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 11 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 Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for South Carolina Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at South Carolina 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%
College of CharlestonCharleston, SC79.26%78.33%
0.93%
74.32%
4.01%
76.11%
1.79%
75.69%
0.42%
3.58%
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC80.80%74.73%
6.07%
79.95%
5.23%
86.40%
6.44%
98.58%
12.18%
17.78%
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC56.40%55.20%
1.19%
65.13%
9.93%
62.47%
2.67%
78.00%
15.53%
21.6%
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC47.19%51.26%
4.06%
61.94%
10.69%
49.22%
12.72%
42.98%
6.24%
4.21%
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%
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC64.19%68.04%
3.85%
75.25%
7.21%
86.13%
10.88%
82.91%
3.22%
18.72%
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC61.05%56.81%
4.24%
65.25%
8.44%
71.35%
6.11%
67.02%
4.33%
5.97%
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC42.57%43.16%
0.58%
57.03%
13.87%
69.05%
12.02%
67.40%
1.65%
24.83%
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%
University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC50.95%55.75%
4.8%
55.88%
0.13%
83.52%
27.64%
75.62%
7.9%
24.67%
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC63.28%62.76%
0.52%
66.94%
4.18%
83.72%
16.78%
80.03%
3.69%
16.75%
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC63.06%68.65%
5.58%
68.35%
0.29%
61.56%
6.79%
64.05%
2.49%
0.99%
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC69.55%68.87%
0.68%
70.45%
1.58%
79.14%
8.69%
78.63%
0.51%
9.07%
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC53.24%66.44%
13.2%
94.09%
27.65%
87.59%
6.5%
83.90%
3.68%
30.67%
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC57.19%58.13%
0.94%
59.54%
1.41%
75.70%
16.16%
78.58%
2.88%
21.39%
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC57.95%61.10%
3.16%
82.64%
21.54%
80.40%
2.25%
82.13%
1.74%
24.19%
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC67.28%68.78%
1.49%
63.94%
4.84%
63.90%
0.04%
69.76%
5.86%
2.48%
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%
Average60.47%64.40%
3.93%
68.02%
3.62%
72.15%
4.13%
71.16%
0.99%
10.70%
*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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