Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges is 26.73% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 90.93% and University of South Carolina Aiken (28.22%) and University of South Carolina-Columbia (22.94%) are following it in the list of Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 90.93% and University of South Carolina Aiken has the second highest yield of 28.22%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,754 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,646 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield South Carolina Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 64.81%, and the average SAT score is 1,171, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 2	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year	90.93% 67.56%	22.72%	1,190	$38,508 ($12,570)	3,793	75.00%	11 to 1
2 1	University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year	28.22% 1.62%	78.54%	1,120	$21,218 ($10,760)	4,022	40.00%	16 to 1
3 1	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year	22.94% 2.56%	60.15%	1,270	$36,298 ($12,688)	38,532	79.00%	19 to 1
4 -	Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year	22.47% 0.44%	86.39%	990	$21,544 ($11,170)	4,112	43.00%	13 to 1
5 1	Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year	20.69% 1.05%	38.34%	1,320	$40,866 ($15,554)	29,077	87.00%	16 to 1
6 1	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year	16.91% 2.08%	75.27%	1,140	$29,628 ($11,640)	11,348	48.00%	17 to 1
7 2	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year	15.04% 4.68%	79.25%	1,115	$28,676 ($14,678)	4,894	57.00%	13 to 1
8 -	College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year	11.91% 1.82%	60.03%	1,220	$38,296 ($12,978)	11,926	66.00%	16 to 1
9 -	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year	11.45% 1.98%	82.62%	-	$21,750 ($11,060)	3,242	37.00%	19 to 1
	Average	26.73%	64.81%	1,171	$30,754 ($12,566)	12,327	59.11%	16 to 1

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