For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of South Carolina colleges is 61.09%, 167,432 accepted out of 274,063 applicants.
For South Carolina college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 20,036 (7.89%) compared to last year, from 254,027 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 217, which is more than 0.73% last year.
South Carolina colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.12% compared to last year, which means harder to get into South Carolina colleges. The yield decreased by 0.93%.
Among South Carolina colleges, Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the lowest acceptance rate of 22.72% with 739 accepted students out of 3,252 applicants. Clemson University has the most number of applicants of 61,517 and University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,272.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in South Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | 3,252 369 | 739 -2,089 | 672 11 | 22.72% -75.37% | 90.93% 67.56% |
| Clemson University | 61,517 1,395 | 23,586 707 | 4,880 386 | 38.34% 0.29% | 20.69% 1.05% |
| Furman University | 10,813 2,407 | 4,644 225 | 608 -12 | 42.95% -9.62% | 13.09% -0.94% |
| American College of the Building Arts | 126 68 | 56 20 | 53 17 | 44.44% -17.63% | 94.64% -5.36% |
| Wofford College | 4,459 276 | 2,316 -135 | 427 -83 | 51.94% -6.65% | 18.44% -2.37% |
| Anderson University | 4,548 -184 | 2,488 -11 | 809 -40 | 54.71% 1.90% | 32.52% -1.45% |
| College of Charleston | 31,680 4,997 | 19,016 -196 | 2,265 -372 | 60.03% -11.97% | 11.91% -1.82% |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 52,703 6,021 | 31,701 2,995 | 7,272 -47 | 60.15% -1.34% | 22.94% -2.56% |
| University of South Carolina-Union | 360 91 | 224 36 | 129 5 | 62.22% -7.67% | 57.59% -8.37% |
| Erskine College | 1,892 855 | 1,187 559 | 264 -31 | 62.74% 2.18% | 22.24% -24.73% |
| Claflin University | 8,127 1,128 | 5,277 199 | 387 -69 | 64.93% -7.62% | 7.33% -1.65% |
| North Greenville University | 2,631 -612 | 1,754 -282 | 566 128 | 66.67% 3.89% | 32.27% 10.76% |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | 4,682 1,125 | 3,149 673 | 757 83 | 67.26% -2.35% | 24.04% -3.18% |
| Converse University | 2,979 351 | 2,018 336 | 242 17 | 67.74% 3.74% | 11.99% -1.39% |
| Presbyterian College | 3,297 -62 | 2,254 -176 | 262 -3 | 68.37% -3.97% | 11.62% 0.71% |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 2,895 150 | 2,099 200 | 547 44 | 72.50% 3.32% | 26.06% -0.43% |
| Allen University | 3,529 -129 | 2,560 1,385 | 156 -14 | 72.54% 40.42% | 6.09% -8.38% |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | 717 123 | 531 78 | 287 9 | 74.06% -2.20% | 54.05% -7.32% |
| Coastal Carolina University | 21,028 2,805 | 15,828 1,215 | 2,677 -98 | 75.27% -4.92% | 16.91% -2.08% |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | 679 -21 | 516 -18 | 119 -38 | 75.99% -0.30% | 23.06% -6.34% |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | 2,212 266 | 1,729 145 | 484 34 | 78.16% -3.24% | 27.99% -0.42% |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 3,005 100 | 2,360 44 | 666 50 | 78.54% -1.18% | 28.22% 1.62% |
| Winthrop University | 7,552 1,694 | 5,985 1,588 | 900 33 | 79.25% 4.19% | 15.04% -4.68% |
| Lander University | 4,565 -619 | 3,712 191 | 843 -3 | 81.31% 13.39% | 22.71% -1.32% |
| South Carolina State University | 11,017 1,187 | 9,102 1,068 | 1,042 -37 | 82.62% 0.89% | 11.45% -1.98% |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | 628 -18 | 524 34 | 347 6 | 83.44% 7.59% | 66.22% -3.37% |
| Francis Marion University | 3,616 127 | 3,124 255 | 702 70 | 86.39% 4.16% | 22.47% 0.44% |
| Newberry College | 4,683 414 | 4,205 1,012 | 433 -37 | 89.79% 15.00% | 10.30% -4.42% |
| Columbia College | 2,634 471 | 2,474 402 | 211 7 | 93.93% -1.86% | 8.53% -1.32% |
| Coker University | 993 -128 | 933 -157 | 212 40 | 93.96% -3.27% | 22.72% 6.94% |
| Columbia International University | 416 44 | 393 30 | 138 22 | 94.47% -3.11% | 35.11% 3.15% |
| Benedict College | 5,098 -2,975 | 4,879 -554 | 390 52 | 95.70% 28.40% | 7.99% 1.77% |
| Charleston Southern University | 4,660 -1,412 | 4,495 -125 | 795 70 | 96.46% 20.37% | 17.69% 2.00% |
| Limestone University | 3,027 -48 | 2,944 -78 | 337 16 | 97.26% -1.02% | 11.45% 0.83% |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | 112 -60 | 109 -50 | 63 -27 | 97.32% 4.88% | 57.80% 1.20% |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | 104 -13 | 102 -7 | 65 -7 | 98.08% 4.92% | 63.73% -2.33% |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 427 -45 | 425 -47 | 142 -17 | 99.53% -0.47% | 33.41% -0.28% |