Smallest South Carolina Public Colleges With The Fewest Students

South Carolina State University is the smallest college with 3,242 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina with 3,793 students and University of South Carolina Aiken with 4,022 students are following it in the list of Smallest South Carolina Public Colleges with the Fewest Students.

South Carolina State University is the smallest school with 3,242 students and Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the second lowest population with 3,793 students.

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 Low Enrollment 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. Smallest South Carolina Public Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Online Enrollment
1 -	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year	3,242 201	2,950 (90.99%)	292 (9.01%)	1,425 (43.95%)	1,817 (56.05%)	182 (5.61%)
2 -	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year	3,793 66	2,737 (72.16%)	1,056 (27.84%)	2,926 (77.14%)	867 (22.86%)	882 (23.25%)
3 -	University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year	4,022 167	3,289 (81.78%)	733 (18.22%)	1,525 (37.92%)	2,497 (62.08%)	1,269 (31.55%)
4 -	Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year	4,112 95	3,692 (89.79%)	420 (10.21%)	1,374 (33.41%)	2,738 (66.59%)	808 (19.65%)
5 -	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year	4,894 200	3,969 (81.10%)	925 (18.90%)	1,566 (32.00%)	3,328 (68.00%)	831 (16.98%)
6 -	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year	11,348 519	10,811 (95.27%)	537 (4.73%)	4,938 (43.51%)	6,410 (56.49%)	526 (4.64%)
7 -	College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year	11,926 197	10,880 (91.23%)	1,046 (8.77%)	3,770 (31.61%)	8,156 (68.39%)	826 (6.93%)
8 -	Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year	29,077 330	23,401 (80.48%)	5,676 (19.52%)	13,430 (46.19%)	15,647 (53.81%)	2,046 (7.04%)
9 -	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year	38,532 1,953	30,187 (78.34%)	8,345 (21.66%)	15,466 (40.14%)	23,066 (59.86%)	3,519 (9.13%)
	Average	12,327	10,213 (82.85%)	2,114 (17.15%)	5,158 (41.84%)	7,170 (58.16%)	1,210 (9.81%)

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