There are 93 South Carolina Colleges - 14 public and 31 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,257 for South Carolina residents and $27,164 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $24,363. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $13,303 for South Carolina residents and $25,895 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $16,696 in average.

Furman University has the highest tuition & fees of $58,312 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has the lowest tuition & fees of $10,516 among South Carolina Colleges.

University of South Carolina-Columbia is the largest school with 35,653 students and American College of the Building Arts is the smallest school with 141 students among those schools.

Comparison between 93 South Carolina Colleges with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between South Carolina Colleges
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Academy for Careers and TechnologyMullins, SCPublic, Less than 2-year $6,300
($6,300)		- -57% 10 to 1 48
Academy of Hair TechnologyGreenville, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $6,000- -67% 11 to 1 72
Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville, SCPublic, 2-4 year $6,947
($5,404)		- -19% 14 to 1 2,121
Allen UniversityColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $14,304$9,800 32.01%8% 15 to 1 657
American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SCPrivate, 4-year $20,572- 62.07%53% 6 to 1 141
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SCPrivate, 4-year $33,580$15,483 53.00%60% 14 to 1 4,121
ArclabsPiedmont, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,900- -78% 16 to 1 503
Barber Tech AcademyOrangeburg, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,825- -50% 18 to 1 65
Benedict CollegeColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $18,000$14,720 67.00%19% 17 to 1 1,840
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SCPrivate, 4-year $21,896$10,668 -69% 12 to 1 3,095
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, SCPublic, 2-4 year $9,016
($6,594)		- -21% 15 to 1 3,314
Charleston Cosmetology InstituteCharleston, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $19,500- -71% 15 to 1 101
Charleston School of LawCharleston, SCPrivate, 4-year -$46,134 -- - 619
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SCPrivate, 4-year $31,030$19,244 76.00%43% 12 to 1 3,418
Charzanne Beauty CollegeGreenwood, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,500- -68% 16 to 1 43
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SCPublic, 4-year $37,370
($12,570)		$18,540
($12,690)		 97.99%70% 11 to 1 3,721
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SCPrivate, 4-year $17,046$10,912 73.00%50% 13 to 1 1,830
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCPublic, 4-year $39,498
($15,554)		$24,798
($12,646)		 38.00%85% 16 to 1 28,466
Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SCPrivate, 4-year $10,516- -11% 10 to 1 197
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SCPublic, 4-year $29,628
($11,640)		$21,438
($10,764)		 80.00%47% 16 to 1 10,337
Coker UniversityHartsville, SCPrivate, 4-year $31,854$16,960 96.97%41% 12 to 1 1,160
College of CharlestonCharleston, SCPublic, 4-year $36,858
($12,978)		$40,498
($14,230)		 72.00%64% 16 to 1 10,885
Columbia CollegeColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $16,745$15,216 95.98%55% 11 to 1 1,514
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $27,900$11,640 98.12%70% 13 to 1 2,481
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SCPrivate, 4-year $23,096$8,000 64.00%57% 9 to 1 1,284
Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark, SCPublic, 2-4 year $11,927
($6,301)		- -15% 14 to 1 725
ECPI University-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SCPrivate, 4-year $18,484- -- - -
ECPI University-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $18,484- -- - -
ECPI University-GreenvilleGreenville, SCPrivate, 4-year $18,484- -- - -
Erskine CollegeDue West, SCPrivate, 4-year $36,710$14,350 61.04%46% 15 to 1 956
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, SCPublic, 2-4 year $6,772
($4,900)		- -19% 17 to 1 2,940
Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, 2-4 year $14,576- -31% 20 to 1 431
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SCPublic, 4-year $21,544
($11,170)		$22,000
($11,388)		 82.00%39% 13 to 1 4,045
Furman UniversityGreenville, SCPrivate, 4-year $58,312$14,970 53.00%85% 9 to 1 2,443
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach, SCPrivate, 2-4 year $15,860- -- 13 to 1 252
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SCPublic, 4-year $10,657
($6,237)		- -17% 17 to 1 11,380
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, SCPublic, 2-4 year $8,836
($5,476)		- -26% 23 to 1 8,137
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,300- -21% 20 to 1 124
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $8,470- -68% 20 to 1 117
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorenceFlorence, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,300- -66% 20 to 1 182
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekGoose Creek, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $8,470- -82% 20 to 1 146
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-GreenvilleGreenville, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,300- -61% 20 to 1 146
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North AugustaNorth Augusta, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,300- -39% 20 to 1 113
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock HillRock Hill, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $8,470- -53% 20 to 1 174
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-SpartanburgSpartanburg, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $8,470- -55% 20 to 1 156
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SCPublic, 4-year $21,300
($11,700)		$9,910
($9,810)		 68.00%44% 16 to 1 4,167
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology IncCamden, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,000- -63% 12 to 1 30
Limestone UniversityGaffney, SCPrivate, 4-year $27,500$12,500 98.02%25% 11 to 1 1,786
Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SCPublic, 4-year $30,380
($16,972)		$25,568
($17,574)		 -- 8 to 1 3,175
Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, SCPublic, 2-4 year $13,812
($5,916)		- -15% 17 to 1 9,091
Miller-Motte College-CharlestonCharleston, SCPrivate, 2-4 year $5,000- -50% 11 to 1 174
Miller-Motte College-ConwayConway, SCPrivate, 2-4 year $25,240- -50% 20 to 1 235
Morris CollegeSumter, SCPrivate, 4-year $16,224- -23% 10 to 1 384
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SCPrivate, 4-year $30,050$6,000 75.01%49% 14 to 1 1,312
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SCPrivate, 4-year $24,650$11,474 63.00%53% 13 to 1 2,125
Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, SCPublic, 2-4 year $6,024
($6,024)		- -25% 13 to 1 1,466
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg, SCPublic, 2-4 year $7,970
($5,954)		- -28% 13 to 1 2,012
Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,575- -50% 16 to 1 284
Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaWest Columbia, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,600- -48% 16 to 1 236
Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvilleGreenville, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,600- -52% 11 to 1 153
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber CollegeKingstree, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,500- -80% 3 to 1 8
Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, SCPublic, 2-4 year $6,923
($5,675)		- -27% 11 to 1 5,315
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SCPrivate, 4-year $43,300$56,000 71.99%63% 11 to 1 1,199
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year $21,750
($11,060)		$22,570
($11,460)		 82.00%34% 17 to 1 2,649
South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $16,452$16,536 -7% 15 to 1 510
Southeastern College-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SCPrivate, 2-4 year $24,184- 93.16%83% 12 to 1 196
Southeastern College-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, 2-4 year $24,184- 91.86%58% 17 to 1 155
Southeastern Esthetics InstituteElgin, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $9,500- -85% 20 to 1 328
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SCPrivate, 4-year $27,870$13,746 100.00%59% 12 to 1 1,175
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg, SCPublic, 2-4 year $10,110
($6,198)		- -28% 18 to 1 6,224
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SCPrivate, 4-year $19,350- 80.99%35% 18 to 1 1,064
Strand College of Hair DesignMyrtle Beach, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,000- -70% 20 to 1 92
Strayer University-Charleston CampusNorth Charleston, SCPrivate, 4-year $13,920- -- - -
Strayer University-Columbia CampusColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $13,920- -- - -
Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, SCPrivate, 4-year $13,920$15,135 -25% 41 to 1 1,841
Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, SCPublic, 2-4 year $11,044
($6,100)		- -14% 12 to 1 2,196
Top of the Line Barber CollegeCharleston, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,475- -20% 6 to 1 52
Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, SCPublic, 2-4 year $11,096
($6,008)		- -34% 19 to 1 5,629
Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SCPublic, 2-4 year $8,606
($5,059)		- -23% 20 to 1 11,789
University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SCPublic, 4-year $21,218
($10,760)		$30,122
($14,096)		 80.00%42% 15 to 1 3,840
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SCPublic, 4-year $21,776
($10,730)		$30,146
($14,120)		 69.00%38% 14 to 1 2,124
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPublic, 4-year $34,943
($12,688)		$30,160
($13,774)		 61.00%78% 18 to 1 35,653
University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, SCPublic, 2-4 year $18,238
($7,558)		- 76.01%16% 16 to 1 1,772
University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, SCPublic, 2-4 year $18,238
($7,558)		- 76.00%23% 14 to 1 745
University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, SCPublic, 2-4 year $18,238
($7,558)		- 75.93%25% 16 to 1 1,537
University of South Carolina-UnionUnion, SCPublic, 2-4 year $18,238
($7,558)		- 69.89%30% 15 to 1 1,098
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SCPublic, 4-year $23,085
($11,583)		$30,135
($14,109)		 70.00%43% 15 to 1 4,913
Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SCPrivate, 4-year $12,630$11,120 -36% 13 to 1 507
Vski Cosmetology SchoolCharleston, SCPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,600- -83% 6 to 1 32
Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstree, SCPublic, 2-4 year $8,592
($4,800)		- -14% 9 to 1 673
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year $30,286
($15,956)		$30,750
($16,276)		 75.01%60% 12 to 1 4,712
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SCPrivate, 4-year $54,100- 59.00%82% 11 to 1 1,823
York Technical CollegeRock Hill, SCPublic, 2-4 year $10,824
($5,882)		- -30% 19 to 1 4,521