The 2024 average tuition & fees is $30,343 over 9 4-years public South Carolina colleges.

University of South Carolina Aiken is the cheapest public South Carolina college with tuition & fees of $21,218.

Francis Marion University ($21,544) and South Carolina State University ($21,750) are following it in the list of South Carolina Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of South Carolina Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 74.68% and the average SAT score is 1,158 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 57.67% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 9 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 9 South Carolina Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Table. South Carolina Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year $21,218
($10,760)
-		$30,122
($14,096)
-		75.62%3,8401,07542.00%15 to 1
2
-		Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year $21,544
($11,160)
-		$22,000
($11,388)
-		82.91%4,0451,00539.00%13 to 1
3
-		South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year $21,750
($11,060)
-		$22,570
($11,460)
-		83.90%2,649-34.00%17 to 1
4
-		Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year $29,628
($11,640)
$1,138		$21,438
($10,764)
$810		78.63%10,3371,10047.00%16 to 1
5
-		Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year $30,286
($15,956)
$90		$30,750
($16,276)
$90		69.76%4,7121,10060.00%12 to 1
6
-		University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year $34,934
($12,688)
$1,006		$30,160
($13,774)
-		64.05%35,6531,28078.00%18 to 1
7
-		College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year $36,858
($12,978)
$1,060		$40,498
($14,230)
$1,166		75.69%10,8851,21064.00%16 to 1
8
-		Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year $37,370
($12,570)
$1,544		$18,540
($12,690)
-		98.58%3,7211,17070.00%11 to 1
9
-		Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year $39,498
($15,554)
$4		$24,798
($12,646)
$886		42.98%28,4661,32085.00%16 to 1
Average$30,343
($12,707)		$26,764
($13,036)		74.68%11,5901,15857.67%15 to 1