There are 94 colleges in South Carolina - 34 public and 60 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the South Carolina colleges is $12,159 for state residents and $25,904 for out-of-state students.
39 South Carolina cities have at least one college and, of them, Columbia has the most of 11 colleges. It has 8 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 46,876 students. Charleston and Greenville also has a number of colleges of 11 and 8 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the South Carolina colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Columbia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | $20,825 ($12,688) |
$16,374 ($14,134) |
46,876 | 36,097 | 10,779 | 13 to 1 |
| Charleston | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | $32,241 ($14,173) |
$26,801 ($15,551) |
37,381 | 30,938 | 6,443 | 10 to 1 |
| Greenville | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | $25,168 ($6,143) |
$13,597 | 19,808 | 18,973 | 835 | 17 to 1 |
| Spartanburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $31,246 ($11,588) |
$20,483 ($14,114) |
16,405 | 15,362 | 1,043 | 15 to 1 |
| Orangeburg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $19,398 ($11,060) |
$16,741 ($11,460) |
7,259 | 6,846 | 413 | 16 to 1 |
| Rock Hill | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $19,906 ($14,678) |
$30,780 ($16,306) |
9,972 | 9,047 | 925 | 16 to 1 |
| North Charleston | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $16,202 | - | 490 | 490 | - | 8 to 1 |
| West Columbia | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 9,673 | 9,673 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Greenwood | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $21,300 ($11,700) |
$9,910 ($9,810) |
9,553 | 8,951 | 602 | 18 to 1 |
| Florence | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $21,544 ($11,170) |
$21,997 ($11,388) |
7,806 | 7,386 | 420 | 17 to 1 |
| Conway | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $29,628 ($11,640) |
$21,438 ($10,764) |
19,274 | 18,737 | 537 | 16 to 1 |
| Sumter | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $16,664 | - | 5,053 | 5,053 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Myrtle Beach | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 813 | 813 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Kingstree | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 675 | 675 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $12,630 | $11,120 | 1,253 | 1,115 | 138 | 14 to 1 |
| Tigerville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,800 | $13,280 | 2,304 | 2,020 | 284 | 13 to 1 |
| Graniteville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,307 | 2,307 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Aiken | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,218 ($10,760) |
$30,122 ($14,096) |
4,022 | 3,289 | 733 | 16 to 1 |
| Anderson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,970 | $13,759 | 4,710 | 3,683 | 1,027 | 13 to 1 |
| North Augusta | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 118 | 118 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Camden | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 33 | 33 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Lancaster | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,687 | 2,687 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Beaufort | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,461 | 2,461 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Gaffney | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,800 | $11,850 | 1,807 | 1,545 | 262 | 11 to 1 |
| Piedmont | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 744 | 744 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Union | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,402 | 1,402 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Central | 1 | 1 | - | - | $29,800 | $14,928 | 980 | 784 | 196 | 10 to 1 |
| Newberry | 1 | 1 | - | - | $31,100 | $6,000 | 1,536 | 1,481 | 55 | 15 to 1 |
| Elgin | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 358 | 358 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Due West | 1 | 1 | - | - | $36,710 | $14,400 | 912 | 803 | 109 | 15 to 1 |
| Cheraw | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,428 | 1,428 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Clinton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $44,910 | $58,290 | 1,095 | 853 | 242 | 11 to 1 |
| Clemson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,866 ($15,554) |
$24,798 ($12,646) |
29,077 | 23,401 | 5,676 | 16 to 1 |
| Bluffton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,776 ($10,730) |
$30,146 ($14,120) |
2,208 | 2,162 | 46 | 15 to 1 |
| Mullins | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 37 | 37 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Hartsville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $33,416 | $16,960 | 1,325 | 1,220 | 105 | 12 to 1 |
| Allendale | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 799 | 799 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Goose Creek | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 152 | 152 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Pendleton | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,890 | 5,890 | - | 20 to 1 |