Largest South Carolina Private Colleges

Anderson University is the largest private South Carolina college with 4,121 students. The percentage of online students is 21.16% at the school.

Charleston Southern University with 3,418 students and Bob Jones University with 3,095 students are following it in the largetst South Carolina college ranking.

For the largest college ranking, we exclude colleges with more than 50% of online students. Instead, you can check them at the largest South Carolina online colleges.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Largest South Carolina Private Colleges With Most Students

Anderson University is the largest school with 4,121 students and Charleston Southern University has the second largest population with 3,418 students. We note again that colleges with more than 50% of online students are excluded for the ranking.

Anderson University stay at first place of the largest college ranking since last year. Charleston Southern University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $31,767 and graduate tuition & fees is $12,886 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 71.77% and the average SAT score is 1,120 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Largest South Carolina Private Colleges With Most Students.

Table. Largest South Carolina Private Colleges With Most Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Anderson University Anderson, SC Private, four-years	4,121 273	3,237	884	1,436	2,685	872	14 to 1
2 -	Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC Private, four-years	3,418 68	2,836	582	1,245	2,173	563	12 to 1
3 -	Bob Jones University Greenville, SC Private, four-years	3,095 66	2,665	430	1,424	1,671	429	12 to 1
4 -	Furman University Greenville, SC Private, four-years	2,443 124	2,283	160	983	1,460	74	9 to 1
5 -	North Greenville University Tigerville, SC Private, four-years	2,125 155	1,839	286	995	1,130	347	13 to 1
6 3	Benedict College Columbia, SC Private, four-years	1,840 109	1,796	44	828	1,012	114	17 to 1
7 1	Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private, four-years	1,830 218	1,749	81	564	1,266	187	13 to 1
8 -	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC Private, four-years	1,823 59	1,823	-	870	953	-	11 to 1
9 2	Limestone University Gaffney, SC Private, four-years	1,786 157	1,602	184	856	930	731	11 to 1
10 3	Newberry College Newberry, SC Private, four-years	1,312 56	1,296	16	724	588	51	14 to 1
	Average	2,379	2,113	296	993	1,387	374	13 to 1

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