For South Carolina Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $27,851.
Furman University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $59,770 and W L Bonner College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,416 among South Carolina Private colleges. For graduate programs, Presbyterian College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $58,290 and Newberry College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,000 among South Carolina Private colleges.
The average COA of South Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $44,441 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $27,851 | $15,661 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| Room & Board | $11,509 | $11,509 |
| Other Expenses | $3,732 | $3,732 |
| COA | $44,441 | $32,251 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of South Carolina Private colleges is $27,851. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Carolina Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $23,791 | $1,267 |
| 2021-2022 | $24,137 | $1,277 |
| 2022-2023 | $24,863 | $1,289 |
| 2023-2024 | $25,435 | $1,401 |
| 2024-2025 | $26,395 | $1,456 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of South Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $15,661.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for South Carolina Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $13,410 | $641 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,503 | $652 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,005 | $743 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,528 | $753 |
| 2024-2025 | $14,931 | $730 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of South Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $969.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $601.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $855 | $534 |
| 2021-2022 | $883 | $530 |
| 2022-2023 | $914 | $539 |
| 2023-2024 | $929 | $574 |
| 2024-2025 | $969 | $601 |
The average living costs of South Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $15,240 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,810 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for South Carolina Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,878 | $3,360 | $8,949 | $3,958 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,103 | $3,542 | $9,362 | $4,131 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,521 | $3,553 | $9,890 | $4,303 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,996 | $3,592 | $10,178 | $4,255 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,509 | $3,732 | $11,171 | $4,639 |