There are 94 colleges in South Carolina - 34 public and 60 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the South Carolina colleges is $12,159 for state residents and $25,904 for out-of-state students.

39 South Carolina cities have at least one college and, of them, Columbia has the most of 11 colleges. It has 8 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 46,876 students. Charleston and Greenville also has a number of colleges of 11 and 8 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the South Carolina colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

94 South Carolina Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Columbia 11821 $20,825
($12,688)		 $16,374
($14,134)		 46,876 36,097 10,779 13 to 1
Charleston 11623 $32,241
($14,173)		 $26,801
($15,551)		 37,381 30,938 6,443 10 to 1
Greenville 85-3 $25,168
($6,143)		 $13,597 19,808 18,973 835 17 to 1
Spartanburg 6411 $31,246
($11,588)		 $20,483
($14,114)		 16,405 15,362 1,043 15 to 1
Orangeburg 4211 $19,398
($11,060)		 $16,741
($11,460)		 7,259 6,846 413 16 to 1
Rock Hill 4211 $19,906
($14,678)		 $30,780
($16,306)		 9,972 9,047 925 16 to 1
North Charleston 4211 $16,202 - 490 490 - 8 to 1
West Columbia 4-13 - - 9,673 9,673 - 18 to 1
Florence 3111 $21,544
($11,170)		 $21,997
($11,388)		 7,806 7,386 420 17 to 1
Conway 312- $29,628
($11,640)		 $21,438
($10,764)		 19,274 18,737 537 16 to 1
Sumter 312- $16,664 - 5,053 5,053 - 15 to 1
Greenwood 3111 $21,300
($11,700)		 $9,910
($9,810)		 9,553 8,951 602 18 to 1
Myrtle Beach 2-11 - - 813 813 - 16 to 1
Kingstree 2-11 - - 675 675 - 7 to 1
Denmark 211- $12,630 $11,120 1,253 1,115 138 14 to 1
Graniteville 1-1- - - 2,307 2,307 - 15 to 1
Aiken 11-- $21,218
($10,760)		 $30,122
($14,096)		 4,022 3,289 733 16 to 1
Anderson 11-- $34,970 $13,759 4,710 3,683 1,027 13 to 1
North Augusta 1--1 - - 118 118 - 20 to 1
Camden 1--1 - - 33 33 - 17 to 1
Lancaster 1-1- - - 2,687 2,687 - 24 to 1
Beaufort 1-1- - - 2,461 2,461 - 14 to 1
Gaffney 11-- $27,800 $11,850 1,807 1,545 262 11 to 1
Piedmont 1--1 - - 744 744 - 20 to 1
Union 1-1- - - 1,402 1,402 - 17 to 1
Central 11-- $29,800 $14,928 980 784 196 10 to 1
Newberry 11-- $31,100 $6,000 1,536 1,481 55 15 to 1
Elgin 1--1 - - 358 358 - 20 to 1
Due West 11-- $36,710 $14,400 912 803 109 15 to 1
Cheraw 1-1- - - 1,428 1,428 - 14 to 1
Clinton 11-- $44,910 $58,290 1,095 853 242 11 to 1
Clemson 11-- $40,866
($15,554)		 $24,798
($12,646)		 29,077 23,401 5,676 16 to 1
Bluffton 11-- $21,776
($10,730)		 $30,146
($14,120)		 2,208 2,162 46 15 to 1
Mullins 1--1 - - 37 37 - 10 to 1
Hartsville 11-- $33,416 $16,960 1,325 1,220 105 12 to 1
Allendale 1-1- - - 799 799 - 14 to 1
Goose Creek 1--1 - - 152 152 - 20 to 1
Pendleton 1-1- - - 5,890 5,890 - 20 to 1
Tigerville 11-- $25,800 $13,280 2,304 2,020 284 13 to 1