Of the 63 colleges in South Carolina, 63 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 33 public and 30 private schools.

By offered degree, 62 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 33 schools offer graduate programs through online.

The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools is $21,141 for undergraduate programs and $19,920 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for South Carolina residents.

A total of 55,583 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 21.77% of total enrollment.

South Carolina Online Schools Statistics

The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for South Carolina Online Schools.

South Carolina Online Schools Statistics (2024-2025)
Number of Online Schools63 Online Schools (33 public, 30 private)
Tuition & Fees$21,141 Undergraduate
$19,920 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 255,286 (4,052 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 55,583 (882 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered12
Student to Faculty Ratio15.3 to 1

South Carolina Online Schools Comparison

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

2025 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 $7,924 - 2,307 909 49
Allen UniversityColumbia, SC $14,304 $9,800 610 44 15 3
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC $34,970 $13,759 4,710 615 92 30
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC $32,520 $20,250 3,832 689 97 4
Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, SC $11,916 - 2,461 1,096 51 15
Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC $17,748 $14,402 1,691 112 55
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC $22,892 $10,860 2,734 377 113 20
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC $29,800 $14,928 980 412 44 7
College of CharlestonCharleston, SC $38,296 $21,412 11,926 826 110
Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, SC $6,024 - 1,428 995 39
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC $38,508 $18,540 3,793 882 69 15
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC $17,046 $10,912 1,852 325 71 2
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC $40,866 $24,798 29,077 2,046 289 19
Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC $11,136 - 126 - 8 4
Coker UniversityHartsville, SC $33,416 $16,960 1,325 637 81 5
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC $27,900 $11,640 2,914 1,928 85 1
Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC $20,054 $15,630 1,725 964 49 32
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC $25,240 $10,825 1,787 161 84 1
Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark, SC $11,955 - 675 245 27
Erskine CollegeDue West, SC $36,710 $14,400 912 27 32 2
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, SC $6,772 - 3,522 1,423 60
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC $21,544 $21,997 4,112 808 51 2
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC $59,770 $14,796 2,554 51 144 6
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC $10,775 - 11,999 3,774 82 12
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, SC $10,978 - 7,923 3,289 73
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC $21,300 $9,910 4,378 1,004 53 8
Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC $27,800 $11,850 1,807 787 58 29
Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC $30,380 $25,568 3,246 656 53 6
Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, SC $14,700 - 9,226 2,891 83 6
Morris CollegeSumter, SC $16,664 - 383 21 23
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC $31,100 $6,000 1,536 140 54 2
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC $25,800 $13,280 2,304 476 86 9
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg, SC $8,354 - 2,106 1,189 51 16
Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, SC $6,923 - 5,143 2,154 69
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC $44,910 $58,290 1,095 - 44
University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC $21,218 $30,122 4,022 1,269 33 2
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC $21,776 $30,146 2,208 397 23 8
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $36,298 $30,160 38,532 3,519 324 26
University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, SC $18,238 - 2,687 608 4
University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, SC $18,238 - 799 172 1
University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, SC $18,238 - 1,845 525 1
University of South Carolina-UnionUnion, SC $18,238 - 1,402 310 1
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC $29,628 $21,438 11,348 526 95 12
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC $21,750 $22,570 3,242 182 69
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC $23,090 $30,140 4,916 1,163 60 10
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC $20,650 - 1,119 185 9 6
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg, SC $10,135 - 6,653 1,467 52
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, SC $9,016 - 2,825 1,054 42 11
Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, SC $12,007 - 5,890 918 57 17
Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SC $8,620 - 13,552 6,295 117 36
Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC $12,630 $11,120 578 223 21 21
Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstree, SC $8,592 - 668 162 24 3
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC $28,676 $30,780 4,894 831 93 3
York Technical CollegeRock Hill, SC $13,340 - 4,771 1,393 77
South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $17,895 $16,611 504 315 17 12
Miller-Motte College-CharlestonCharleston, SC $5,000 - 9 - 4
Southeastern College-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC $25,080 - 226 6 11
Southeastern College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $25,080 - 267 - 12
Charleston School of LawCharleston, SC - $48,234 692 1 2
Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, SC $13,920 $15,135 2,110 2,109 37 37
Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC $14,777 - 582 - 4
Miller-Motte College-ConwayConway, SC $25,240 - 3 - 4
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach, SC $16,364 - 743 - 1
Average$21,141 $19,920 4,052 882 57.7619 11.7949