The top city with the most 4-year colleges in South Carolina is Columbia, SC with a total of 11 colleges with 46,876 students enrolled. Columbia is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in South Carolina.The largest college in Columbia is University of South Carolina-Columbia with 38,532 students enrolled.
Other top cities in South Carolina include
- Charleston, SC (11 colleges, 37,381 students). The biggest institution in Charleston is College of Charleston with 11,926 students.
- Greenville, SC (9 colleges, 19,820 students). The largest college in Greenville is East Carolina University with 26,940 students.
- Spartanburg, SC (6 colleges, 16,405 students). The biggest institution in Spartanburg is University of South Carolina-Upstate with 4,916 students.
- Rock Hill, SC (4 colleges, 9,972 students). The most prominent college in Rock Hill is Winthrop University with 4,894 students.
- West Columbia, SC (4 colleges, 9,673 students). .
- Orangeburg, SC (4 colleges, 7,259 students). The top college in Orangeburg is South Carolina State University with 3,242 students.
- North Charleston, SC (4 colleges, 490 students). The largest college in North Charleston is Strayer University-Charleston Campus.
- Conway, SC (3 colleges, 19,274 students). The leading institution in Conway is Coastal Carolina University with 11,348 students.
- Greenwood, SC (3 colleges, 9,553 students). The leading institution in Greenwood is Lander University with 4,378 students.
South Carolina Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in South Carolina, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.