The average acceptance rate of the 9 Affordable South Carolina Public Colleges to get in is 74.68% for the academic year 2023-2024. Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the highest (i.e. easy to admit) acceptance rate of 98.58% and South Carolina State University (83.90%) and Francis Marion University (82.91%) are following it in the list of Affordable South Carolina Public Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Affordable South Carolina Public Colleges To Get In

Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the most affordable acceptance rate (highest) of 98.58% and South Carolina State University has the second highest acceptance rate of 83.90%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,343 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,764 for the academic year 2023-2024.

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 Affordable South Carolina Public Colleges To Get In.

Table. Affordable South Carolina Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 98.58%
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30.53%1,170$37,370
($12,570)
3,72170.00%11 to 1
2
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South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year 83.90%
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15.73%-$21,750
($11,060)
2,64934.00%17 to 1
3
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Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year 82.91%
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20.95%1,005$21,544
($11,160)
4,04539.00%13 to 1
4
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Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 78.63%
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19.73%1,100$29,628
($11,640)
10,33747.00%16 to 1
5
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College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 75.69%
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13.26%1,210$36,858
($12,978)
10,88564.00%16 to 1
6
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University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year 75.62%
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29.76%1,075$21,218
($10,760)
3,84042.00%15 to 1
7
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Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year 69.76%
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19.93%1,100$30,286
($15,956)
4,71260.00%12 to 1
8
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University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 64.05%
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24.33%1,280$34,934
($12,688)
35,65378.00%18 to 1
9
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Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 42.98%
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20.21%1,320$39,498
($15,554)
28,46685.00%16 to 1
Average74.68%21.60%1,158$30,343
($12,707)
11,59057.67%15 to 1