There are 4 National Universities in South Carolina - 2 public and 2 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $14,121 for South Carolina residents and $38,582 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $27,303. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $13,390 for South Carolina residents and $27,479 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $15,506 in average.

Clemson University has the highest tuition & fees of $40,866 and South University-Montgomery has the lowest tuition & fees of $17,895 among National Universities in South Carolina.

University of South Carolina-Columbia is the largest school with 38,532 students and South University-Columbia is the smallest school with 504 students among those schools.

Comparison between 4 National Universities in South Carolina with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in South Carolina
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCPublic, 4-year $40,866
($15,554)		$24,798
($12,646)		 38.34%87% 16 to 1 29,077
Erskine CollegeDue West, SCPrivate, 4-year $36,710$14,400 62.74%45% 15 to 1 912
South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $17,895$16,611 -23% 21 to 1 504
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPublic, 4-year $36,298
($12,688)		$30,160
($14,134)		 60.15%79% 19 to 1 38,532