For the 2025 South Carolina college admission cycle, a total of 7,153 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 3,988 students submitted ACT scores to South Carolina colleges.
The average SAT score for South Carolina colleges is 1,160 and the average ACT composite score is 25. Compared to the previous year, the South Carolina's average SAT score increased by 22 points from 1,138 to 1,160, representing a 1.9% change. The average ACT score increased by 1 points, from 24 to 25.
The average acceptance rate for South Carolina colleges with available SAT data is 56.98% with a yield rate of 19.70%. This represents a 5.23 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.
Among South Carolina colleges, Furman University has the highest SAT score of 1,340.
The following table compares the SAT scores 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 | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University | 1,340 -10 | 31 1 | 42.95% -9.62% | 13.09% -0.94% |
| Clemson University | 1,320 | 31 1 | 38.34% 0.29% | 20.69% 1.05% |
| Wofford College | 1,277 -4 | 28 | 51.94% -6.65% | 18.44% -2.37% |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 1,270 | 29 | 60.15% -1.34% | 22.94% -2.56% |
| College of Charleston | 1,220 10 | 27 | 60.03% -11.97% | 11.91% -1.82% |
| Anderson University | 1,190 | 25 1 | 54.71% 1.90% | 32.52% -1.45% |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | 1,190 10 | 25 1 | 22.72% -75.37% | 90.93% 67.56% |
| American College of the Building Arts | 1,190 60 | 24 1 | 44.44% -17.63% | 94.64% -5.36% |
| North Greenville University | 1,160 20 | 23 -2 | 66.67% 3.89% | 32.27% 10.76% |
| Coastal Carolina University | 1,140 20 | 23 | 75.27% -4.92% | 16.91% -2.08% |
| Converse University | 1,130 20 | 23 | 67.74% 3.74% | 11.99% -1.39% |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 1,120 50 | 22 2 | 78.54% -1.18% | 28.22% 1.62% |
| Winthrop University | 1,115 -5 | 24 1 | 79.25% 4.19% | 15.04% -4.68% |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 1,100 -20 | 24 3 | 99.53% -0.47% | 33.41% -0.28% |
| Presbyterian College | 1,100 -110 | 23 -2 | 68.37% -3.97% | 11.62% 0.71% |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | 1,080 20 | 23 1 | 67.26% -2.35% | 24.04% -3.18% |
| Lander University | 1,060 | 20 | 81.31% 13.39% | 22.71% -1.32% |
| Charleston Southern University | 1,040 -20 | 21 1 | 96.46% 20.37% | 17.69% 2.00% |
| Francis Marion University | 990 -40 | 20 | 86.39% 4.16% | 22.47% 0.44% |