Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 9 Easiest South Carolina Public Colleges to Get In is 64.81% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,754 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,646 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year | 86.39% 4.16% | 22.47% | 990 | $21,544 ($11,170) | 4,112 | 43.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 2 1 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year | 82.62% 0.89% | 11.45% | - | $21,750 ($11,060) | 3,242 | 37.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 3 3 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year | 79.25% 4.19% | 15.04% | 1,115 | $28,676 ($14,678) | 4,894 | 57.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year | 78.54% 1.18% | 28.22% | 1,120 | $21,218 ($10,760) | 4,022 | 40.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year | 75.27% 4.92% | 16.91% | 1,140 | $29,628 ($11,640) | 11,348 | 48.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 2 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year | 60.15% 1.34% | 22.94% | 1,270 | $36,298 ($12,688) | 38,532 | 79.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 7 - | College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year | 60.03% 11.97% | 11.91% | 1,220 | $38,296 ($12,978) | 11,926 | 66.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year | 38.34% 0.29% | 20.69% | 1,320 | $40,866 ($15,554) | 29,077 | 87.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 8 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year | 22.72% 75.37% | 90.93% | 1,190 | $38,508 ($12,570) | 3,793 | 75.00% | 11 to 1 |
| Average | 64.81% | 26.73% | 1,171 | $30,754 ($12,566) | 12,327 | 59.11% | 16 to 1 |