South Carolina Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges is 26.73% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 90.93% and University of South Carolina Aiken (28.22%) and University of South Carolina-Columbia (22.94%) are following it in the list of Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges.

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

Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 90.93% and University of South Carolina Aiken has the second highest yield of 28.22%.

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

At these Highest Yield South Carolina Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 64.81%, and the average SAT score is 1,171, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges

Table. Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2		Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 90.93%
67.56%		22.72%1,190$38,508
($12,570)		3,79375.00%11 to 1
2
1		University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year 28.22%
1.62%		78.54%1,120$21,218
($10,760)		4,02240.00%16 to 1
3
1		University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 22.94%
2.56%		60.15%1,270$36,298
($12,688)		38,53279.00%19 to 1
4
-		Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year 22.47%
0.44%		86.39%990$21,544
($11,170)		4,11243.00%13 to 1
5
1		Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 20.69%
1.05%		38.34%1,320$40,866
($15,554)		29,07787.00%16 to 1
6
1		Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 16.91%
2.08%		75.27%1,140$29,628
($11,640)		11,34848.00%17 to 1
7
2		Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year 15.04%
4.68%		79.25%1,115$28,676
($14,678)		4,89457.00%13 to 1
8
-		College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 11.91%
1.82%		60.03%1,220$38,296
($12,978)		11,92666.00%16 to 1
9
-		South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year 11.45%
1.98%		82.62%-$21,750
($11,060)		3,24237.00%19 to 1
Average26.73%64.81%1,171$30,754
($12,566)		12,32759.11%16 to 1