96 South Carolina Colleges Statistics by City

There are 96 colleges in South Carolina - 34 public and 62 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the South Carolina colleges is $12,256 for state residents and $25,424 for out-of-state students.
38 South Carolina cities have at least one college and, of them, Columbia has the most of 13 colleges. It has 8 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 43,810 students. Charleston and Greenville also has a number of colleges of 11 and 9 colleges respectively.

South Carolina Colleges Statistics by City

The following table shows the South Carolina colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-years colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.
96 South Carolina Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesPopulationStudents to Faculty
TotalFour-year CollegesCommunity CollegesCareer SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Columbia 13823 $20,904
($12,688)
$16,345
($13,774)
43,810 33,491 10,319 14 to 1
Charleston 11623 $31,242
($14,173)
$29,997
($14,831)
34,107 28,092 6,015 10 to 1
Greenville 95-4 $24,955
($6,235)
$13,591 19,142 18,336 806 14 to 1
Spartanburg 7511 $29,773
($11,583)
$19,068
($14,109)
15,839 14,552 1,287 13 to 1
Orangeburg 4211 $19,398
($11,060)
$16,741
($11,460)
6,556 6,200 356 15 to 1
Rock Hill 4211 $20,401
($15,956)
$30,750
($16,276)
9,604 8,633 971 15 to 1
North Charleston 4211 $16,202 - 480 480 - 7 to 1
Conway 312- $29,628
($11,640)
$21,438
($10,764)
18,709 18,166 543 20 to 1
Sumter 312- $16,224 - 5,235 5,235 - 14 to 1
Greenwood 3111 $21,300
($11,700)
$9,910
($9,810)
9,525 8,920 605 14 to 1
Florence 3111 $21,544
($11,160)
$22,000
($11,388)
7,167 6,757 410 17 to 1
Aiken 21-1 $21,218
($10,760)
$30,122
($14,096)
3,912 3,217 695 18 to 1
West Columbia 2-11 - - 9,327 9,327 - 17 to 1
Kingstree 2-11 - - 681 681 - 6 to 1
Denmark 211- $12,630 $11,120 1,232 1,198 34 14 to 1
Myrtle Beach 2-11 - - 344 344 - 17 to 1
Anderson 11-- $33,580 $15,483 4,121 3,237 884 14 to 1
North Augusta 1--1 - - 113 113 - 20 to 1
Camden 1--1 - - 30 30 - 12 to 1
Lancaster 1-1- - - 1,772 1,772 - 16 to 1
Beaufort 1-1- - - 2,196 2,196 - 12 to 1
Piedmont 1--1 - - 503 503 - 16 to 1
Union 1-1- - - 1,098 1,098 - 15 to 1
Central 11-- $27,870 $13,746 1,175 896 279 12 to 1
Newberry 11-- $30,050 $6,000 1,312 1,296 16 14 to 1
Due West 11-- $36,710 $14,350 956 817 139 15 to 1
Cheraw 1-1- - - 1,466 1,466 - 13 to 1
Clinton 11-- $43,300 $56,000 1,199 955 244 11 to 1
Clemson 11-- $39,498
($15,554)
$24,798
($12,646)
28,466 22,566 5,900 16 to 1
Bluffton 11-- $21,776
($10,730)
$30,146
($14,120)
2,124 2,053 71 14 to 1
Gaffney 11-- $27,500 $12,500 1,786 1,602 184 11 to 1
Mullins 1--1 - - 48 48 - 10 to 1
Hartsville 11-- $31,854 $16,960 1,160 1,060 100 12 to 1
Allendale 1-1- - - 745 745 - 14 to 1
Goose Creek 1--1 - - 146 146 - 20 to 1
Pendleton 1-1- - - 5,629 5,629 - 19 to 1
Tigerville 11-- $24,650 $11,474 2,125 1,839 286 13 to 1
Graniteville 1-1- - - 2,121 2,121 - 14 to 1
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