South Carolina Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 9 Easiest South Carolina Public Colleges to Get In is 64.81% for the academic year 2024-2025.

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.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,754 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,646 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Easiest South Carolina Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Easiest South Carolina Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year 86.39%
4.16%
22.47%990$21,544
($11,170)
4,11243.00%13 to 1
2
1
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year 82.62%
0.89%
11.45%-$21,750
($11,060)
3,24237.00%19 to 1
3
3
Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year 79.25%
4.19%
15.04%1,115$28,676
($14,678)
4,89457.00%13 to 1
4
1
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year 78.54%
1.18%
28.22%1,120$21,218
($10,760)
4,02240.00%16 to 1
5
1
Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 75.27%
4.92%
16.91%1,140$29,628
($11,640)
11,34848.00%17 to 1
6
2
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 60.15%
1.34%
22.94%1,270$36,298
($12,688)
38,53279.00%19 to 1
7
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College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 60.03%
11.97%
11.91%1,220$38,296
($12,978)
11,92666.00%16 to 1
8
1
Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 38.34%
0.29%
20.69%1,320$40,866
($15,554)
29,07787.00%16 to 1
9
8
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 22.72%
75.37%
90.93%1,190$38,508
($12,570)
3,79375.00%11 to 1
Average64.81%26.73%1,171$30,754
($12,566)
12,32759.11%16 to 1