Best Colleges in South Carolina
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop University public |
Rock Hill (0.4 miles) |
$30,286 ($15,956) |
$30,750 ($16,276) | 69.76% | 60% | 12 to 1 | 4,712 |
| York Technical College public |
Rock Hill (1.7 miles) |
$10,824 ($5,882) |
- | - | 30% | 19 to 1 | 4,521 |
| Clinton College private (not-for-profit) |
Rock Hill (2.2 miles) |
$10,516 | - | - | 11% | 10 to 1 | 197 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill private (for-profit) |
Rock Hill (2.6 miles) |
$8,470 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 174 |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (13.7 miles) |
$19,260 | - | - | - | 16 to 1 | 73 |
| DeVry University-North Carolina private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (14.5 miles) |
$17,488 | $17,552 | - | 33% | 2 to 1 | 12 |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (14.5 miles) |
$19,686 | - | 50.00% | 100% | 11 to 1 | 268 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (16.3 miles) |
$24,184 | - | 89.64% | 56% | 14 to 1 | 142 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences public |
Charlotte (17.5 miles) |
$19,095 ($16,179) |
- | 70.59% | 33% | 5 to 1 | 409 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster public |
Lancaster (19.6 miles) |
$18,238 ($7,558) |
- | 76.20% | 16% | 16 to 1 | 1,772 |
| Queens University of Charlotte private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (20.2 miles) |
$43,285 | $15,270 | 71.27% | 68% | 9 to 1 | 1,873 |
| No Grease Barber School private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (21.0 miles) |
$18,272 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 24 |
| Central Piedmont Community College public |
Charlotte (22.1 miles) |
$8,936 ($2,792) |
- | - | 22% | 22 to 1 | 17,694 |
| Belmont Abbey College private (not-for-profit) |
Belmont (22.1 miles) |
$19,500 | $17,624 | 97.17% | 46% | 12 to 1 | 1,501 |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (22.2 miles) |
$11,960 | $9,612 | - | 25% | 4 to 1 | 113 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (22.3 miles) |
$16,657 | - | - | 70% | 8 to 1 | 169 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (22.4 miles) |
$40,408 | $14,706 | 73.34% | 52% | 13 to 1 | 1,140 |
| Johnson C Smith University private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (22.9 miles) |
$20,480 | $19,612 | 25.28% | 42% | 11 to 1 | 1,093 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia private (for-profit) |
Gastonia (23.4 miles) |
$19,420 | - | - | - | 17 to 1 | 272 |
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (25.8 miles) |
$19,260 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 96 |
| Gaston College public |
Dallas (27.3 miles) |
$9,330 ($3,186) |
- | - | 43% | 13 to 1 | 5,558 |
