Of the 64 colleges in South Carolina, 64 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 33 public and 31 private schools.

By offered degree, 62 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 34 schools offer graduate programs through online.

The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $20,664 for undergraduate programs and $20,213 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for South Carolina residents.

A total of 51,513 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 21.40% of total enrollment.

South Carolina Online Schools Average Statistics

The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for South Carolina Online Schools.

South Carolina Online Schools Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Online Schools64 Online Schools (33 public, 31 private)
Tuition & Fees$20,664 Undergraduate
$20,213 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 240,708 (3,761 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 51,513 (805 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered10
Student to Faculty Ratio14.7 to 1

South Carolina Online Schools Comparison

The following table lists and compare South Carolina colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.

2024 Tuition Comparison Between Online Schools in South Carolina
NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationOnline PopulationNumber of Total ProgramsNumber of Online Programs
Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville, SC $6,916 - 2,121 854 47
Allen UniversityColumbia, SC $14,304 $9,800 657 61 13 1
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC $33,580 $15,483 4,121 872 143 3
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC $31,030 $19,244 3,418 563 98 15
Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, SC $11,044 - 2,196 883 41 8
Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC $18,000 $14,720 1,840 114 54
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC $23,400 $10,668 3,095 429 168 7
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC $27,870 $13,746 1,175 535 64 16
College of CharlestonCharleston, SC $36,858 $40,498 10,885 707 103 3
Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, SC $6,024 - 1,466 1,023 31
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC $37,370 $18,540 3,721 616 83 8
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC $17,046 $10,912 1,830 187 44 4
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC $39,498 $24,798 28,466 2,208 277 17
Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC $10,516 - 197 70 8 4
Coker UniversityHartsville, SC $31,854 $16,960 1,160 227 55 5
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC $27,900 $11,640 2,481 1,592 71
Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC $21,450 $15,216 1,514 796 64 10
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC $23,096 $8,000 1,284 121 84
Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark, SC $11,927 - 725 237 25
Erskine CollegeDue West, SC $36,710 $14,350 956 46 31
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, SC $6,772 - 2,940 970 60
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC $21,544 $22,000 4,045 352 44 2
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC $58,312 $14,970 2,443 74 80
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC $10,657 - 11,380 3,692 115 14
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, SC $8,836 - 8,137 3,932 65 2
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC $21,300 $9,910 4,167 794 47 8
Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC $27,500 $12,500 1,786 731 46 21
Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC $30,380 $25,568 3,175 599 49 5
Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, SC $13,812 - 9,091 3,125 80 6
Morris CollegeSumter, SC $16,224 - 384 18 21
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC $30,050 $6,000 1,312 51 54 1
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC $24,650 $11,474 2,125 347 71 21
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg, SC $7,970 - 2,012 728 48
Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, SC $6,923 - 5,315 2,350 70
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC $43,300 $56,000 1,199 - 44
University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC $21,218 $30,122 3,840 1,245 34 3
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC $21,776 $30,146 2,124 369 25 1
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $34,934 $30,160 35,653 3,171 298 16
University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, SC $18,238 - 1,772 365 4
University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, SC $18,238 - 745 252 1
University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, SC $18,238 - 1,537 335 1
University of South Carolina-UnionUnion, SC $18,238 - 1,098 253 1
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC $29,628 $21,438 10,337 554 85 11
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC $21,750 $22,570 2,649 160 66
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC $22,545 $30,135 4,913 1,184 49 5
Sherman College of ChiropracticSpartanburg, SC - - 375 - 1
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC $19,350 - 1,064 133 8 2
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg, SC $10,110 - 6,224 1,599 47
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, SC $9,016 - 3,314 1,284 54 17
Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, SC $11,096 - 5,629 727 59 12
Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SC $8,606 - 11,789 5,202 100 22
Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC $12,630 $11,120 507 179 19 19
Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstree, SC $8,592 - 673 167 22
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC $30,286 $30,750 4,712 665 94 3
York Technical CollegeRock Hill, SC $10,824 - 4,521 1,723 73
South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $18,238 $16,536 510 194 21 15
Miller-Motte College-CharlestonCharleston, SC $5,000 - 174 - 6
Southeastern College-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC $24,184 - 196 7 13
Southeastern College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $24,184 - 155 - 13
Charleston School of LawCharleston, SC - $46,134 619 - 2
Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, SC $13,920 $15,135 1,841 1,841 34 34
Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $14,576 - 431 - 4
Miller-Motte College-ConwayConway, SC $25,240 - 235 - 5
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach, SC $15,860 - 252 - 1
Average$20,664 $20,213 3,761 805 55.2813 9.7429