Clemson vs South Carolina

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both are four-years, public schools.
Clemson has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,502) than South Carolina ($33,928).
It is harder to admit to Clemson than South Carolina.
Clemson has a higher submitted SAT score (1,320) than South Carolina (1,255).
Clemson has higher submitted ACT score (30) than South Carolina (29).
South Carolina has more students with 35,471 students while Clemson has 27,341 students.
Clemson has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while South Carolina's ratio is 18 to 1.
South Carolina has more full-time faculties with 1,693 faculties while Clemson has 1,360 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Clemson University and University of South Carolina-Columbia.

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Clemson	vs.	South Carolina
Clemson, South Carolina	Location	Columbia, South Carolina
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree - research / scholarship	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,558 Out-Of-State$39,502	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,688 Out-Of-State$33,928
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$11,808	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,864

47.18 %	Acceptance Rates	72.31 %
29.48 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.25 %
1,320	SAT Score	1,255
30	ACT Score	29
85 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
94 %	Retention Rate	87 %
27,341	Student Population	35,471
1,360	Number of Faculties	1,693
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare